title: Multiple synchronous atrial lipomas.
abstract: The incidence of primary tumors of the heart is low. Three quarters of cardiac neoplasms are benign. Cardiac lipomas are a mostly asymptomatic benign tumor that makes up less than 10% of primary heart tumors. There have been 60 reported cases of atrial lipomas and only two cases of multiple lesions. We present a case of multiple synchronous atrial lipomas causing obstruction of the tricuspid valve and partial occlusion of the coronary sinus requiring reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30901, USA. mausmith@mail.mcg.edu
authors.forename: Maurice A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology