title: The diagnosis of a pleural lipoma by CT and fine-needle biopsy to avoid thoracotomy.
abstract: We report a patient with a rare benign pleural lipoma diagnosed using computed tomography and fine-needle biopsy, thus avoiding unnecessary exploratory surgery.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital of Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Millward
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Escott
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masood
mesh_terms: 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