Computed tomography imaging of subpleural lipoma in two men: two case reports.
BACKGROUND
Subpleural lipomas are very rare pleural lesions and are often discovered incidentally in asymptomatic patients on conventional radiographs.


METHODS
We report two cases of subpleural lipomas and describe their imaging characteristics on chest radiographs and computed tomography. We describe the cases of two Caucasian men, aged 77 and 62 years old.


CONCLUSIONS
For non-invasive diagnostic investigation, computed tomography enables the identification and quantification of these tumors due to their characteristic fat attenuation.
Institute for Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. paul.stolzmann@usz.ch.
Christoph A
CA
Karlo
Paul
P
Stolzmann
Thomas
T
Frauenfelder
Olivio F
OF
Donati
Sebastian
S
Leschka