Bochdalek hernia presenting with initial local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity in a leukemic child

Zhen Kang; Xiangde Min; Liang Wang

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.10.017

Bochdalek hernia presenting with initial local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity in a leukemic child

Radiol Case Rep. 2016 Nov 29;12(1):200-203. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2016.10.017. eCollection 2017 Mar.

Authors

Zhen Kang¹, Xiangde Min¹, Liang Wang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China.

Abstract

Local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity is a rare initial presentation of Bochdalek hernia. We report a case of Bochdalek hernia in a child with leukemia that demonstrated initial local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity on computed tomography scan and progressed to an obvious diaphragmatic hernia on subsequent follow-up. We suggest that initial local fat infiltration of the thoracic cavity on computed tomography scan may indicate a potential diaphragmatic hernia.

Keywords: Bochdalek hernia; Fat infiltration; Thoracic cavity.

Publication types

Case Reports