title: Epicardial lipoma--a rare differential diagnosis in cardiovascular medicine.
abstract: Cardiac lipomas are benign tumours that represent an uncommon cause of chest discomfort. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman who was admitted to our institution with a mediastinal mass. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed an intrapericardial mass mainly located around the left atrium/left ventricle. After midline sternotomy, the pericardial mass was entirely resected after luxating the heart into the right pleural space. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of two intrapericardial lipomas with a total weight of 122 g.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Centre, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. felix.girrbach@gmx.de
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Girrbach
authors.forename: Friedrich-Wilhelm
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misfeld
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed