title: Giant intrapericardial extracavitary lipoma: report of a case.
abstract: Cardiac lipomas are very rare. We herein report a case of a 57-year-old woman who presented with intrapericardial extracavitary giant lipoma, and we also review the relevant literature. The patient had no symptoms except for a tendency to easily feel slightly fatigued. She underwent a resection of the lipoma through a clamshell thoracotomy. The lipoma weighed 1 700 g and had a cylindircal stalk measuring about 5 cm in diameter connected to the myocardium of the right ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, 35-1 Chigasaki-Chuo, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, 224-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitami
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology