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Case Reports
. 2013 Sep-Oct;39(5):627-9.
doi: 10.1590/S1806-37132013000500014.

Epipericardial fat necrosis: an unusual cause of chest pain

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Karina de Souza Giassi  1 , André Nathan Costa, André Apanavicius, Guilherme Hipólito Bachion, Rafael Silva Musolino, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla
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Case Reports

Epipericardial fat necrosis: an unusual cause of chest pain

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Karina de Souza Giassi et al. J Bras Pneumol. 2013 Sep-Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. In A, posteroanterior chest X-ray showing tiny pleural effusion and slight right paracardiac opacity. In B, CT scan of the chest revealing a round encapsulated lesion with fat attenuation and subtle strands in the right epipericardial fat (arrow). In C, coronal and sagittal views of the round encapsulated lesion in the right epipericardial fat (arrows), suggesting epipericardial fat necrosis.
Figure 2
Figure 2. CT scan of the chest performed four weeks after admission showing complete resolution of the previous findings.
Figura 1
Figura 1. Em A, radiografia de tórax em incidência posteroanterior mostrando pequeno derrame pleural e ligeira opacidade paracardíaca direita. Em B, TC de tórax revelando uma lesão encapsulada arredondada com atenuação de gordura e filamentos sutis na gordura epipericárdica direita (seta). Em C, vista coronal e sagital da lesão encapsulada arredondada na gordura epipericárdica direita (setas), sugerindo a presença de necrose da gordura epipericárdica.
Figura 2
Figura 2. TC de tórax realizada quatro semanas após a admissão, mostrando resolução completa dos achados anteriores.
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