title: Mitral valve lipomatous hamartoma: a rare entity.
abstract: Lipomatous hamartoma of cardiac valves is a very rare entity, with only three reported cases in children. We describe the case of a 9-year-old girl with a mass in the mitral valve, which was detected in an echocardiogram performed for heart murmur investigation. At surgery, a white round-shaped tumour was removed and histopathological examination revealed a lipomatous hamartoma.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra,Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra,Portugal.
authors.forename: Andreia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Francisco
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Pathology,Hospital de Santa Cruz,Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental,Portugal.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Hospital de Santa Cruz,Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental,Portugal.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anjos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008943:Mitral Valve