title: Pulmonary valve lipoma presenting as syncope.
abstract: We report a case of a pulmonary valve lipoma presenting as syncope in a 28-year-old woman. Surgical excision of the mass was performed in urgency and the patient was discharged uneventfully.
authors: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Ospedale Santa Chiara, Trento, Italy. capede@tin.it
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Pederzolli
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Terrini
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Ricci
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Motta
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Martinelli
authors: Angelo
authors: A
authors: Graffigna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*