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SUBMITTER: van der Byl G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558100 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of ultrasound 20121002 4
Lipomas are mesenchymal tumors characterized by the abnormal proliferation of adipocytes. We describe a case of retroperitoneal lipomas in a patient with chronic lymphatic leukemia, who was referred to our sonography unit for a regular (6-month) follow-up scan. She had no abdominal symptoms of note. The sonographic examination revealed two well-defined, hyperechoic, oval-shaped masses: the first situated between the posterior wall of the stomach, the duodenum, and the head of the pancreas; the s ...[more]