title: Intrapericardial lipoma: successful resection of a giant tumor without cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy. allucbot@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Botta
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Amore
authors.forename: Maria Giulia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pirini
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mastrorilli
authors.forename: Piero Maria
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mikus
mesh_terms: 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