Epipericardial Fat Pad Necrosis: Computed Tomography Findings and Literature Review

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 resolve...

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Published in:	Journal of thoracic imaging Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. W140 - W142
Main Authors:	Ataya, Dana, Chowdhry, Aqeel A, Mohammed, Tan-Lucien H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-11-2011
Subjects:	Fat Necrosis - diagnosis Fat Necrosis - diagnostic imaging Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Pericardium - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4
ISSN:	0883-5993 1536-0237
DOI:	10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181fa6d7c