title: Lipoma resection of the interventricular septum.
abstract: We report the case of an asymptomatic 43-year-old-man with a lipoma of the interventricular septum. Diagnosis was established during routine medical examination by 2-dimensional echocardiography and confirmed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent successful resection of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute of Pernambuco, INCOR-PE, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Figueira
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moraes Neto
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Moraes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male