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Ryu, Park, Ryu, Yu, Yang, Lee, Kim, Lee, and Woo: Intravascular Lipoma of the Right Subclavian Vein
Case Report
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2009; 67(2): 154-157.

Published online: 31 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2009.67.2.154

Intravascular Lipoma of the Right Subclavian Vein

Sang Ryol Ryu, M.D.1, Ji Young Park, M.D.1, Yong Suc Ryu, M.D.1, Yeon Hwa Yu, M.D.1, Dong Jin Yang, M.D.1, Byoung Hoon Lee, M.D.1, Sang-Hoon Kim, M.D.1, Jae Hyung Lee, M.D.1, Jeong Joo Woo, M.D.2

1Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

2Department of Radiology, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Jae Hyung Lee, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, 280-1, Hagye 1-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-711, Korea. Phone: 82-2-970-8208, Fax: 82-2-970-8621, medijae@eulji.ac.kr

Received 3 June 2009       Accepted 8 July 2009

Copyright©2009. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Lipomas are common soft tissue tumors that are located in the body tissues containing adipose tissues. However, lipomas arising from the walls of a vein are very rare. Intravascular lipomas have been described most commonly in association with the inferior vena cava. Intravascualar lipomas involving the subclavian vein are rare. We are reporting a case of an asymptomatic lipoma of the right subclavian vein, growing into the right brachiocephalic vein.

Keywords: Lipoma, Subclavian vein, Brachiocephalic veins

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Figure 1
The contrast-enhanced chest CT scans show a filling defect (arrows) with fatty tissue attenuation with right subclavina vein and right brachiocephalic vein (★).
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Figure 2
T1 weighted coronal MR image shows a ovoid fatty mass (arrows) based on the right subclavian vein, growing into the right brachiocephalic vein (☆).
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Table 1
Intravascular lipoma reports of central vein, except of IVC
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IVC: inferior vena cava; RSV: right subclavian vein; SVC: superior vena cava; RIV: right innominate vein; LCFV: left common femoral vein; RCFV: right common femoral vein; LFV: left femoral vein; REIV: right external iliac vein.

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