title: Sclerosed lipoma of the mitral valve.
abstract: A very rare case of cardiac lipoma located in the mitral valve is presented. Clinical symptoms, diagnostic procedures, differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed, and the relevant literature briefly reviewed. The treatment of choice for these partially asymptomatic tumors is resection, and invasive diagnostic procedures such as transesophageal biopsy should be avoided. However, transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance techniques are considered helpful in differentiating between benign and malignant tumors in order to plan effective surgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Internal Medicine II, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harth
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruemmele
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knuechel-Clarke
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elsner
authors.forename: Guenter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riegger
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome