title: Successful resection of a giant subpericardial lipoma with recurrent ventricular arrhythmias.
abstract: We report a case of a giant subpericardial lipoma with ventricular arrhythmias. It was resected through a median sternotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass. The tumour was about 21x23x5 cm and weighed 2100 g. After resection the heart rhythm returned to sinus rhythm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR of China. zhaobaiqin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bai-qin
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ai-qiang
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Si-yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium; D012008:Recurrence; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed