Massive lipomatous infiltration to the left ventricle mimicking a cardiac tumor.
A case with massive lipomatous infiltration to the left ventricle is reported. An intracardiac tumor was suspected on the results of echocardiography, computed tomography, thallium scintigraphy and left ventriculography. This is the first case which was diagnosed in vivo and successfully resected.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013793:Thallium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011868:Radioisotopes; D013793:Thallium