Fat containing thoracic lesions

Last revised by Ciléin Kearns ◉ on 30 Nov 2023

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Kearns C, Elfeky M, et al. Fat containing thoracic lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43166

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43166

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/43166

rID:

43166

Article created:

26 Feb 2016, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

30 Nov 2023, Ciléin Kearns ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ciléin Kearns had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

13 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Gamuts

Synonyms:

Fat containing lung lesion
Fat containing thoracic lesion
Fat containing lung lesions
Thoracic lesions containing fat
Fat containing intrathoracic lesions
Fat containing intrathoracic lesion

There is a long list of fat containing thoracic lesions. They may involve the mediastinum, lung, pleura or chest wall.

Differential diagnosis includes:

intrapulmonary: fat containing pulmonary lesions
pleural
- pleural lipoma
- pleural liposarcoma
mediastinal: fat containing mediastinal lesions
chest wall
- chest wall lipoma
- lipoasarcoma of chest wall
other
- fat containing hernias
  - fat containing Bochdalek hernia
  - fat containing Morgagni hernia
  - fat containing hiatus hernia
  - prominent juxtacaval fat
- fat containing cardiac / juxtacardiac lesions
- fat containing esophageal lesions
  - esophageal lipoma
  - esophageal lipomatosis ⁵

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