Cardiac lipoma is rare and benign entities of heart, and often discovered after autopsy incidentally because most patients remain completely asymptomatic. The symptoms of cardiac lipoma depend on their location and size within the heart, such as dyspnea, chest pain, arrhythmia, and even sudden death. Surgical interventions usually have good results. Up till now, there has been no any relevant large-scale randomized controlled trial, and even no precise guideline for treatment. Surgical procedures often depend on patients' clinical manifestations and changes of hemodynamics in cardiac vessels in order to relief the symptoms as well as abort the progress of the disease. Therefore, early diagnosis and close follow-up are necessary for timely treatment. This article aims to summarize the imageological examinations for cardiac lipoma, including echocardiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging along with their characteristics and advantages, in order to get better clinical strategies.
【摘要】 目的 探討頸部對稱性脂肪瘤的診斷和治療。 方法 對2004年3月-2010年10月收治的5例頸項部脂肪瘤患者，其臨床癥狀、體征、術前術后處理及結果等臨床資料進行回顧。 結果 5例均為男性，以頸、項部大量皮下脂肪堆積為主要臨床表現，其中1例伴有胸部上分皮下脂肪堆積，呈對稱性隆起。3例患者伴阻塞性睡眠呼吸暫停低通氣綜合征，2例患者有睡眠打鼾但無明顯呼吸暫停。4例患者有脂肪肝和長期酗酒史，但肝功能無異常改變，其中1例（1/4）有多次乙醇中毒史。1例患者無酗酒史，但訴經常作頸部刮痧治療。5例均行外科手術切除，術中見腫瘤為白色無包膜脂肪組織。術后隨訪3個月~2年，1例術后1年復發，未行再次治療，其余未見明顯復發。 結論 頸部對稱性脂肪瘤是脂肪組織彌漫性、對稱性沉積于頸胸部皮下淺筋膜間隙和（或）深筋膜間隙的良性疾病。患者以中年男性居多，長期的酗酒史及典型的臨床表現對于該病的診斷有一定幫助，但酗酒可能并非唯一病因。對于影響美觀及功能的患者，其手術療效較理想。【Abstract】 Objective To explore the diagnosis and treatment of symmetric lipomatosis in the neck. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical manifestations, signs, preoperative and postoperative management, and the treatment outcome of five patients with symmetric lipomatosis hospitalized in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of West China Hospital between March 2004 and October 2010. Results All the five patients are male with a large quantity of subcutaneous fat deposit in and around the neck. Among them, one patient demonstrated extending upper thorax mass in the form of symmetrical apophysis; three experienced obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome, and two had the symptom of snoring without apnea. Four patients had a long history of alcohol abuse with fatty liver, but had no liver dysfunction. In these four patients, one had alcoholism for many times. One out of the five patients had no history of alcohol abuse, but said to have been treated by a traditional Chinese medical technique GUASHA. All the patients underwent resection surgery, during which a large amount of noncapsulated white adipose tissue was confronted. The duration of follow-up lasted from three months to two years. There was one case of recurrence one year after the surgery and the patient refused re-operation. No obvious recurrence was found in the rest of the group. Conclusions Symmetric lipomatosis is a benign lesion characterized by diffused and symmetric accumulation of adipose tissue in the superficial or deep fascia space in the cervico-thoracic region. It mainly takes place in the middle-aged people. Long history of alcohol abuse and typical clinical manifestations can help to reach the diagnosis, but alcoholism may not be the only cause in etiology. Surgery may be the feasible therapeutic modality up to now.
【摘要】 目的 探討腎上腺髓樣脂肪瘤的彩色多普勒超聲表現和超聲診斷價值。 方法 回顧性分析2005年3月-2010年9月58例61個經手術及病理證實的腎上腺髓脂肪瘤病灶的彩色多普勒超聲表現，對病變的大小、內部回聲特點及血流特點進行分析。 結果 在2005年3月-2007年12月的28個病灶超聲診斷出腎上腺病變23個，正確率82.1%；診斷為髓脂肪瘤2個，正確率7.1%；漏診1個，誤診4個。2008年1月-2010年9月，33個病灶超聲診斷出腎上腺病變30個，正確率90.9%；診斷為髓脂肪瘤19個，正確率57.6%；無漏診，誤診3個。52個病灶超聲表現為邊界清晰，形態基本規則，內部呈均勻中等強回聲（與腎集合系統回聲相當），內部未測及血流信號， 另8個病灶表現為中等強回聲與低回聲相間。 結論 腎上腺髓樣脂肪瘤具有特征性的彩色多普勒超聲聲像圖表現， 可用于發現病變并對多數腎上腺髓樣脂肪瘤做出定性診斷。【Abstract】 Objective To evaluate the value of sonographic diagnosis of adrenal myelolipoma. Methods Sonographic findings from 58 patients with pathologically proved adrenal myelolipoma from March 2005 to September 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. The size of the lesion, internal echo features, and characteristics of blood flow were observed and analyzed. Results In 28 patients with pathologically proved adrenal myelolipoma from March 2005 to December 2007, adrenal lesions was diagnosed in 23 with an accurate rate of 82.1%; adrenal myelolipoma was diagnosed in two with an accurate rate of 7.1%; missed diagnosed in one; misdiagnosed was in four. In 33 patients with pathologically proved adrenal myelolipoma from January 2008 to September 2010, adrenal lesions was diagnosed in 30 with an accurate rate of 90.9%; adrenal myelolipoma was diagnosed in 19 with an accurate rate of 57.6%; no missed diagnosed occurred; misdiagnosed was in three. The sonographic features in 52 lesions were smooth borders and homogeneous hyperechoic; no color Doppler flow signal inside was detected. Conclusion Adrenal myelolipoma has special sonographic features. Ultrasonography is a reliable imaging method for the diagnosis of adrenal myelolipoma.
Hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML) is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor of the liver, which has highly variable imaging appearances, often leads to missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. The images of 2 patients with HAML confirmed by pathology were presented in this study, and the typical imaging features of the HAML, the underlying pathophysiological mechanism, and the differential diagnosis were briefly summarized so as to deepen the understanding of HAML and to improve the diagnosis and differential diagnosis abilities of HAML, then reduce the rates of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of the HAML.
Objective To investigate the CT imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipoma and its clinical characteristics. Methods The clinical, radiological, and pathological data of 3 hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML) patients were retrospectively collected, and the imaging and diagnostic features were analyzed.Results All 3 cases were females, 2 complained of abdominal pain and one was absent of symptom. Both the laboratory examinations were normal in 2 cases, and hepatitis B virus markers were positive in one case. For CT features, the mass located in the superior anterior segment of the right hepatic lobe, in the posterior inferior segment of the right hepatic lobe, and in the left medial lobe, respectively. There were components of fat and soft tissue attenuation in these masses, and in which the CT value of the fat component was from -80 HU to -20 HU (mean -50 HU). There were enhancement in different degree and enhanced vascular imaging could be seen within the lesions. During surgery, all 3 masses were outgrowed from the hepatic lobes. Immunostainning showed HMB45 (+), αSMA (+), S100 (+)，which were bly suggestive of HAML.Conclusion HAML is a rare benign tumor with characteristic CT appearance, and its definite diagnosis relies on the immunohistochemical staining of HMB-45.
