title: Bochdalek hernia presenting with initial local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity in a leukemic child.
abstract: Local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity is a rare initial presentation of Bochdalek hernia. We report a case of Bochdalek hernia in a child with leukemia that demonstrated initial local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity on computed tomography scan and progressed to an obvious diaphragmatic hernia on subsequent follow-up. We suggest that initial local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity on computed tomography scan may indicate a potential diaphragmatic hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiangde
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Bochdalek hernia; Fat infiltration; Thoracic cavity