title: [Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum simulating an atrial mass in a patient with a pulmonary embolism: its diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography and percutaneous biopsy].
abstract: A case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum in a patient with a history of repeated pulmonary embolism is presented. Thickening of the interatrial septum mimicking the presence of a right atrial mass was evidenced by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Lipomatous hypertrophy was suspected. The diagnostic was confirmed by echo guided (transesophageal) percutaneous transvenous biopsy. To our knowledge, there is no relationship between lipomatous hypertrophy and pulmonary embolism and in this case, it could be associated with smoking habit and oral contraceptives.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Valdecilla, Santander.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zarauza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hernando
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zueco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín Durán
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ochoteco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Hipertrofia lipomatosa de septo interauricular simulando masa auricular en paciente con embolismo pulmonar: diagnóstico mediante ecocardiografía transesofágica y biopsia percutánea.