Case report: intravascular lipoma of the superior vena cava--CT and MRI appearances.
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.
Thorogood
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Department of Radiology, Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
Maskell
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GF
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