Key result
SVC intravascular lipoma presents as asymptomatic mediastinal widening diagnosed by CT and MRI.
Why the study?
Intravascular lipomata are rare tumours in major central veins with limited imaging characterization available.
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Population
Single case of asymptomatic superior vena cava lipoma
Design
Case report with CT and MR imaging features
Alerts clinicians to rare SVC lipoma in mediastinal widening; extends sparse imaging descriptions of central venous lipomata.
Intravascular lipomata are rare tumours occurring in the major central veins. We report a case in which an asymptomatic lipoma of the superior vena cava presented as mediastinal widening on a chest radiograph. The CT and MR features are presented.
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Thorogood et al. (1996) studied this question. Intravascular lipoma of the superior vena cava can present asymptomatically as mediastinal widening on a chest radiograph and is identifiable using CT and MRI.
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