Intrapericardial lipoma: successful resection of a giant tumor without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Cardiac lipomas are very rare neoplasms. We describe herein a case of giant intrapericardial extracavitary lipoma in a 67-year-old man who has been previously treated for prostate and kidney cancers. The patient underwent successful resection of the tumor through right anterolateral thoracotomy.
Botta
Luca
L
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy. allucbot@tiscali.it
Dell'Amore
Andrea
A
Pirini
Maria Giulia
MG
D'Andrea
Alessandra
A
Mastrorilli
Mario
M
Mikus
Piero Maria
PM
D000368:Aged; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016896:Treatment Outcome