Fat containing solitary pulmonary nodule

Last revised by Jayanth Keshavamurthy on 13 Dec 2017

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Keshavamurthy J, Weerakkody Y, et al. Fat containing solitary pulmonary nodule. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8958

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8958

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/8958

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8958

Article created:

11 Mar 2010, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

13 Dec 2017, Jayanth Keshavamurthy

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At the time the article was last revised Jayanth Keshavamurthy had no recorded disclosures.

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Chest

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Synonyms:

Differential of fat containing solitary pulmonary nodule
Fat containing pulmonary lesion
Fat containing pulmonary lesions

The differential of a fat containing solitary pulmonary nodule is very narrow.

In a well circumscribed smooth or lobulated mass (especially if it has been largely stable in size over time) presence of fat is essentially pathognomonic of a pulmonary hamartoma, and usually not further assessment is required.

The more complete list of pulmonary nodules that may contain fat includes: