title: Diffuse locally invasive lipomatosis of the pericardium.
abstract: The chest radiographic, echocardiographic (transthoracic and transesophageal), MRI, CT and cardiac catheterization findings in a 72-year-old patient with extensive pericardial lipomatosis are presented. Diastolic pressures in the left heart were elevated. The massive lipomatous mass was partially resected surgically with good symptomatic relief. Histologically the neoplasm consisted of mature non-malignant adipose tissue. Cushing's Syndrome was absent.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Section, Memphis VA Medical Center and University of Tennessee, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Ivan A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umpierrez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000379:methods; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome