TITLE:
Infiltrating angiolipoma of the thoracic wall: A case report
AUTHORS:
Ayako Hamano, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Saito, Ryohei Kuwatsuru, Shiaki Oh, Kenji Suzuki
KEYWORDS:
Infiltrating Angiolipoma; Chest Wall Tumor; Computed Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics,
Vol.3 No.2,
June
10,
2013
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of infiltrating angiolipoma of the thoracic wall, which is an extremely unusual site for this tumor. Infiltrative angiolipoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor that commonly affects the extremities and the trunk. This is the first report of infiltrative angiolipoma that affects this site. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a high intensity signal on T2-weighted images and contrast enhanced images showed moderate enhancement effect that mimicked tumors of neurogenic or vascular origin. Angiolipoma should be included in a differential diagnosis of the thoracic wall tumor with T2 high intensity signal and contrast enhancement that is not typical shape and signal for neurogenic tumor or hemangioma.