Key result
Multimodal imaging with CT and Doppler ultrasound characterizes rare inferior vena cava lipoma.
Why the study?
Several cases of fat mass-like lesions adjacent to or projecting into the inferior vena cava have been variably described as normal variants or intravascular lipomas, requiring further imaging characterization.
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Design
Case report with ultrasound, colour Doppler, and coronal reformatted CT imaging
IVC lipoma requires multimodal imaging for accurate diagnosis; case report leaves open its prevalence and clinical implications.
Several cases of a fat mass-like lesion adjacent to and/or projecting into the inferior vena cava have been presented as a normal variant of perioesophageal fat distribution or as intravascular lipoma. We report a case of a lipoma of the inferior vena cava, studied with coronal reformatted CT images, ultrasound and colour Doppler imaging, in a 78-year-old female patient.
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Grassi et al. (2002) studied this question. Coronal reformatted CT, ultrasound, and color Doppler imaging were used to evaluate a case of lipoma of the inferior vena cava in a 78-year-old female patient.
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