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Ultrasound and CT findings in lipoma of the inferior vena cava

Seconda Universitá degli Studi di Napoli, Facoltá di Medicina e Chirurgia, Dipartimento Universitario "F. Magrassi, G. Lanzara", Ex Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Italy

View larger version (146K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Ultrasound examination showing an inhomogeneous, slightly hyperechoic mass lesion (arrows) anteromedial to the inferior vena cava. The caval lumen appears reduced in diameter.

View larger version (98K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Colour Doppler imaging demonstrates an intraluminal portion of the mass. Caval flow showed a mosaic pattern, but no signs of occluded or turbulent flow are identified.

View larger version (138K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. Contrast enhanced helical CT showing a low attenuation non-enhancing mass-like structure (arrow), completely within the lumen and having a rounded portion that mimics an intracaval fat thrombus.

View larger version (72K): [in a new window]   Figure 4. Coronal reformatted image provides a better depiction of the course of the fatty lesion (arrows), which appears to lie outside the inferior vena cava (IVC) in the space between the IVC and the diaphragm.