Interpectoral Lipoma Mimicking a Breast Mass

Parosteal lipoma mimicking a breast tumor.

Suyama L, Itoh A. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220770 Description Parosteal lipoma is a rare benign tumour that is composed mainly of mature adipose tissue, and is contiguous to the periosteum of the underlying bone. Most parosteal lipomas are asymptomatic, but some may present motor and/or sensory deficits. A woman was seen in our office complaining a left breast tumour. The woman f...

Interpectoral venous angioma presenting as a breast mass.

Received October 31, 2007, from the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (D.J.K., E.J.S., E.-K.K., J.Y.K., K.K.O.), Diagnostic Pathology (S.W.H.), and General Surgery (J.J.), Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Revision requested November 13, 2007. Revised manuscript accepted for publication November 20, 2007. Address correspondence to...

Cecal Giant Lipoma Mimicking Malignancy

Wandering humeral head mimicking a breast mass.

A 74-year-old woman was incidentally found to have a left breast mass. The mass could not be adequately compressed to be visualized on mammography. Ultrasonography showed a heavily-calcified rounded mass in the left axillary tail of the left breast. Chest radiograph confirmed that the mass was a migrated humeral head. Remotely-displaced fracture-dislocations of the humeral head are very rare an...

Intrapleural lipoma mimicking a lung cancer.

Lung malignancy is the most important differential in unexplained CXR lesions especially in heavy smokers. However, it is also important to consider benign disorders and intrapleural lipoma should be considered when the lesion is very fatty on CT. This can potentially avoid unnecessary invasive investigations and alleviate patient anxiety. A 62-year-old retired railway worker with a 40 pack yea...