Cardiac lipomas. Description of 3 cases.
Cardiac lipomas, extremely rare benign tumours, can develop in the pericardial surface or inside the cardiac chambers. We report three cases, 2 intracardiac (one in the left and right atrium at the level of the interatrial septum and the other in the right ventricle) and one epicardial at the level of the left atrial roof. All patients underwent surgery and are now asymptomatic.
Grande
A M
AM
Division of Cardiosurgery, Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, IRCCS Polyclinic San Matteo of Pavia, University of Pavia, Italy.
Minzioni
G
G
Pederzolli
C
C
Rinaldi
M
M
Pederzolli
N
N
Arbustini
E
E
Viganò
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies