Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum associated with fatty replacement of the ventricular myocardium: a case report.
Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIS) is a rare benign entity characterized by the excessive fat deposition in the interatrial septum with typical sparing of the fossa ovalis. We report a case of a 61-year-old woman with an incidentally found LHIS associated with fatty replacement of the ventricular myocardium and epicardial mediastinal lipomatosis diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and MRI.
Radiology Department, Cruces Hospital, Baracaldo, Spain. irunepe@kaixo.com
Irune
I
Pérez Arroyuelos
María
M
Berástegui Imaz
Begoña
B
Canteli Padilla
Arantza
A
Urresola Olabarrieta
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods