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Large pleural lipoma: An incidental finding during a metastatic workup

Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, Volume 14, No. 2, Year 2018

Pleural lipoma is an extremely rare benign tumor. A lesion homogeneity with smooth borders is a suggestive criterion of lipoma in the chest radiology. Tissue biopsy is usually required for the diagnosis and exclusion of liposarcoma. In this case report, we described a female patient diagnosed with a pleural lipoma which was discovered accidentally during a metastatic work up of a previously diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma in the left ala nasi. The diagnosis of the pleural lipoma was histopathologically confirmed with tru cut biopsy.
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Authors: 6
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Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Participants Gender
Female