J Korean Soc Radiol.  2013 Apr;68(4):315-318. 10.3348/jksr.2013.68.4.315.

Growing Peripheral Pulmonary Lipoma: A Case Report

• Cho YS
• Kang MJ
• Kang GH
• Choi SJ
• Kim DW
• Lee JH
• Kim JH
• Bae KE
• Lee HB

• KMID: 1425147
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2013.68.4.315

Abstract

Lipomas are common benign tumors, but intrathoracic lipomas are rare. Intrathoracic lipomas can be categorized into endobronchial, pulmonary parenchymal, pleural, mediastinal and cardiac lipomas. Among them, parenchymal lipomas are extremely rare, and an exact incidence is not established. In this case, we described a case of peripheral pulmonary parenchymal lipoma which has been growing for 7 years. To our knowledge, fourteen cases have been described in the literature, worldwide, and this is a first case of peripheral pulmonary parenchymal lipoma that demonstrated growth, almost doubling in size, during a 7 year period.

MeSH Terms

Incidence
Lipoma
Liposarcoma
Necrosis
Polyenes
Polyenes

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