title: [Role of computerized tomography in the diagnosis of adipose neoformations of the chest and abdomen].
abstract: The diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in several patterns of thoracic and abdominal fatty masses, has been examined. In selected cases our findings overlap the features of the recent literature. The possibility of surgical therapy in peculiar cases of adipose deposits, commonly esteemed benign, is considered.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Il ruolo della tomografia computerizzata nella diagnosi delle neoformazioni adipose del torace e dell'addome.