title: Case report: intravascular lipoma of the superior vena cava--CT and MRI appearances.
abstract: Intravascular lipomata are rare tumours occurring in the major central veins. We report a case in which an asymptomatic lipoma of the superior vena cava presented as mediastinal widening on a chest radiograph. The CT and MR features are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Thorogood
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Maskell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior