A Case Report of Lipomatosis in the Pleura

흉막에 발생한 다발성 지방종의 치험 1례

  • Published : 1994.10.01

Abstract

Lipomatosis is a condition containing multiple lipomatous masses.Lipoma is a benign neoplasm composed of adult adipose tissue, and occur most often in the fifth or sixth decade and rarely in the pleura. Pleural lipomas are usually asymptomatic and revealed as an incidental roentgenographic findings. The patient was 59 year-old male and admitted because of dyspnea-on-exertion for 30 years. Chest CT revealed right pleural mass abutting on the chest wall, measuring minus 80 hounsfield units. The mass was resected with calcified pleural plaque and confirmed to be lipomatosis with collagenous fibrosis arising from viserai pleura.

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