A giant cardiac lipoma associated with ventricular inversion and ventricular aneurysm: ultrasonography and CT imaging findings.
Cardiac lipomas are rare, mostly asymptomatic, and usually found incidentally during noncardiac examinations; however, they also can be symptomatic, depending on their size and location. Here, we report a case of surgically proved pericardial lipoma that was big and for which cardiac structures were substantially altered. The combination of CT imaging and ultrasonography enabled a precise diagnosis in terms of localization, tissue characterization, and complications of the tumor. The origin of the tumor, however, remains undetermined despite a series of postoperative CT scan and ultrasound examinations.
Department of Radiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Li-Xuan
LX
Xie
Department of Radiology, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command, Wuhan, China.
You-San
YS
Chen
Department of Radiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: cjr.liushiyuan@vip.163.com.
Shi-Yuan
SY
Liu
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed