Symptomatic lipoma in the right atrial free wall. A case report.
Benign non-myxomatous neoplasms of the heart are rare, and lipomas are among those least often encountered. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who presented with palpitations of recent onset, and was found to have a lipoma attached to the free wall of the right atrium. The successful surgical excision of the lipoma is described.
Sankar
N M
NM
Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia.
Thiruchelvam
T
T
Thirunavukkaarasu
K
K
Pang
K
K
Hanna
W M
WM
D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic