Epipericardial fat pad necrosis: computed tomography findings and literature review.

Epipericardial fat pad necrosis: computed tomography findings and literature review.

Ataya Dana; Chowdhry Aqeel A; Mohammed Tan-Lucien H

Journal of thoracic imaging

2011

2011-11

Epipericardial fat necrosis is an unusual clinical condition of unknown etiology first reported in the literature in 1957. It presents as an acute onset of chest pain and a well-defined juxtacardiac mass. Computed tomographic findings of this condition demonstrate a fat-attenuation mass that resolves over time. We present a case of a 48-year-old man who presented with epipericardial fat necrosis followed over time with serial computed tomographic scans documenting resolution.

Fat Necrosis/*diagnosis/diagnostic imaging; Human; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Age; Middle Aged; Necrosis – Diagnosis; Necrosis – Radiography; Pericardium – Pathology; Pericardium/*pathology; Prospective Studies; Tomography; X-Ray Computed

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