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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT | On [[CT]], the lipoma is seen as a well-delineated [[mass]] with absorption density characteristic of fatty [[tissue]]. | ||
==CT Scan== | |||
== | * [[CT scan]] is useful in diagnosing lipomas. | ||
* CT scan is useful in diagnosing | * On [[CT]], the lipoma is seen as a well-delineated [[mass]] with absorption density characteristic of fatty [[tissue]]. | ||
* On CT, lipoma is seen as a well delineated mass with absorption density characteristic of fatty tissue. | |||
* Intussuscepted lipoma can also be seen. | * Intussuscepted lipoma can also be seen. | ||
* CT scan can also differentiate lipoma from liposarcoma. | * [[CT scan]] can also differentiate a lipoma from [[liposarcoma]]. | ||
==Examples of CT Findings for Lipoma== | ==Examples of CT Findings for Lipoma== | ||
[[File:Colonic-lipomas.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bulky pedunculated lipomas protruding into the lumen of the colon, Case courtesy of Dr Domenico Nicoletti, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 49137]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
On CT, the lipoma is seen as a well-delineated mass with absorption density characteristic of fatty tissue.
CT Scan
- CT scan is useful in diagnosing lipomas.
- On CT, the lipoma is seen as a well-delineated mass with absorption density characteristic of fatty tissue.
- Intussuscepted lipoma can also be seen.
- CT scan can also differentiate a lipoma from liposarcoma.
Examples of CT Findings for Lipoma
