The diagnosis of a pleural lipoma by CT and fine-needle biopsy to avoid thoracotomy.
We report a patient with a rare benign pleural lipoma diagnosed using computed tomography and fine-needle biopsy, thus avoiding unnecessary exploratory surgery.
Millward
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General Hospital of Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Escott
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N
Masood
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K
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed