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PubMed1978

The echographic characteristics of fatty tissues and tumors.

Fatty tissues and tumors have been described as characteristically cyst-like on ultrasound examination, with relatively few internal echoes. The authors offer several examples of lipomatous masses and tissues which are markedly echogenic. In vitro studies suggest that this is an inherent property of body fat and is not due to coexistent fibrous tissue or tumor vascularity. The echogenicity of fat has important implications for diagnostic ultrasound: (a) the presence of fat in tissues and masses may be demonstrated by ultrasound, and (b) because the high-level internal echoes blend with the echo pattern of bowel gas and retroperitoneal fat, lipomatous abdominal masses may easily be overlooked.

Abdominal Neoplasms↗
PubMed1995

Uneven fatty replacement of the pancreas: evaluation with CT.

PURPOSE: To determine the computed tomographic (CT) features of uneven fatty replacement of the pancreas and clarify their radiologic and clinical importance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT scans from 80 patients with uneven fatty replacement of the pancreas were reviewed. Uneven fatty replacement of the pancreas was classified into two types. In type 1, the posterior aspect of the head of the pancreas was spared from intense fatty replacement. In type 2, the focal area around the common bile duct (CBD) was spared from fatty replacement. Each type was divided into two subgroups on the basis of whether the body and tail of the pancreas showed intense fatty replacement (type a = negative for intense fatty replacement, type b = positive for intense fatty replacement). Findings from endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography performed in five patients, histopathologic examination in one patient, and clinical examination in all 80 patients were also evaluated. RESULTS: Twenty-eight patients (35%) had type 1a replacement, 29 (36%) had type 1b replacement, nine (11%) had type 2a replacement, and 14 (18%) had type 2b replacement. In all patients, the anterior aspect of the head of the pancreas showed distinctly lower attenuation at CT. CONCLUSION: Fatty replacement is more severe in the anterior aspect of the head of the pancreas. The posterior aspect of the head of the pancreas and the area around the CBD tended to be spared.

Adult↗
PubMed1985

Benign pedunculated tumours of the hypopharynx. 3 case reports, 1 with late malignant transformation.

Benign pedunculated tumours of the hypopharynx are very rare. Only a few cases of hypopharyngeal fibrolipomas have been reported. This paper adds 2 more cases with characteristic clinical features. We also present a case of recurrent fibromatous tumours of the hypopharynx with malignant change after 20 years. Malignant transformation of an originally benign hypopharyngeal tumour is extremely unusual. The clinical and pathological aspects of pedunculated benign tumours of the hypopharynx are discussed. Symptoms and signs are few and uncharacteristic. The diagnosis is difficult and often delayed. There is a risk of suffocation by laryngeal obstruction by the tumour. When the accurate diagnosis is established, the treatment of choice should be a lateral pharyngotomy with complete removal of the tumour. Long-term follow-up is recommended.

Aged↗
PubMed2005

Endobronchial lipomatous hamartoma.

Pulmonary hamartomas are the most common benign neoplasm of the lung, occurring in the parenchyma or sometimes within the bronchi. Reported is a case of a 64-year-old male patient with an endobronchial tumor. Sleeve left upper lobectomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed multiple growths of endobronchial hamartomatous foci. This report demonstrates that endobronchial hamartomas may develop from multiple foci.

Bronchial Neoplasms↗
PubMed1997

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the foot: a report of three cases and literature review.

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a distinct clinical entity often misdiagnosed as other forms of macrodactyly. The most specific finding is an overabundance of fibrofatty tissue on the plantar aspect of the foot. Three cases, with the diagnoses made from tissue specimens, are presented in this article. The clinical, pathologic, and roentgenographic findings are discussed and a review of the literature is provided.

Adult↗
PubMed1999

Conversion of multiple solid testicular teratoma metastases to fatty and cystic liver masses following chemotherapy: CT evidence of "maturation".

Testicular germ cell tumour metastases may undergo "retroconversion" to mature differentiated teratoma following chemotherapy or irradiation. We report a patient with testicular germ cell liver metastases in whom computed tomography (CT) scans following chemotherapy demonstrated a reduction in CT attenuation of the liver lesions to that of cystic and fatty density. This is believed to represent CT evidence of liver metastasis "retroconversion", which offers the potential for non-invasive monitoring of histological progression.

Adult↗