title: Lipomatous hamartoma of mitral valve.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are very rare, and tumors arising from cardiac valves are extremely rare. We present a case of lipomatous hamartoma of the mitral valve in a young female. This is the 6th case of lipomatous hamartoma of the mitral valve to be reported. We discuss the operative and histopathological findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Seetharama P S
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India gowda1212@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Girish S L
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Raghavendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chikkatur
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Manjunath C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nanjappa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Echocardiography; Hamartoma; Heart neoplasms; Mitral valve; Mitral valve insufficiency