title: Intrapericardial lipoma compressing the right atrium.
abstract: We report a case of intrapericardial lipoma compressing the right atrium. Cardiac lipomas are very rare benign tumors that may cause life-threatening complications by rapid growth. A 67-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and palpitations on effort due to compression of the right atrium. The tumor was surgically resected. There was no local recurrence after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Japan tamenishi89@yokkaichihp01.jp.
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamenishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Heart atria; Heart neoplasms; Lipoma; Magnetic resonance imaging