title: Fatty mass in the inferior vena cava at CT: lipoma or normal variant?
abstract: Fatty mass in the intrahepatic portion of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is an unusual lesion. We describe two cases of fatty mass appearing in the lumen of the IVC on CT and MRI study. We assume that this can be regarded as a benign process, and is mostly a normal variant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurosaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onaya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itai
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology