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British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 60-62
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/94129286

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Peripheral intrapulmonary lipoma: a rare lung neoplasm

J Wood, MRCP, FRCR1 and R G Henderson, BSc, FRCP, FRCR2

1 Radiology Department, James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW and 2 Radiology Department, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington DL3 6HX, UK



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Figure 1. (a,b) Posteroanterior chest radiograph demonstrates a well-defined 15 mm nodule in the left lower lobe at the left costophrenic angle (arrowhead).

 


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Figure 2. CT of the thorax (10 mm slice thickness, lung windows: window level -600 HU/window width 1000 HU) in the same patient showing a well circumscribed, rounded lesion in the lateral basal segment of the left lower lobe. The density is that of fat.

 


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Figure 3. Barium enema film of the same patient 12 years earlier confirming the presence of the lung lesion (arrowhead).

 





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