Abstract
Epicardial fat necrosis is a rare cause of benign chest pain. Its physiopathological mechanism is unknown. Diagnosis is easily performed through radiological investigations that show a round opacity of fat density limited by a dense pseudo-capsule in the anterior mediastinum, close to the heart.
Keywords:
Adipose tissue; Chest pain; Douleur thoracique; Fat necrosis; Mediastinum; Médiastin; Nécrose du tissu adipeux; Tissu graisseux.
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MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / complications
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Accidental Falls
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Adult
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
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C-Reactive Protein / analysis
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Chest Pain / etiology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fat Necrosis / blood
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Fat Necrosis / complications
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Fat Necrosis / diagnostic imaging*
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Fat Necrosis / drug therapy
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Female
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Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / analysis
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications
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Humans
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Leukocytosis / etiology
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Mediastinal Diseases / blood
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Mediastinal Diseases / complications
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Mediastinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Mediastinal Diseases / drug therapy
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Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
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Smoking
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
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fibrin fragment D
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C-Reactive Protein