Giant epicardial lipoma.
A patient undergoing coronary artery bypass was found to have a giant epicardial lipoma weighing 1.36 kg which was excised uneventfully. The radiological and pathophysiological features are considered, and the options for management discussed.
Eng
J
J
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, UK.
Ruiz
K
K
Kay
P H
PH
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged