Cardiac lipoma.
Lipomas of the heart are encapsulated tumors that are composed primarily of mature fat cells. Cardiac lipomas can originate either from subendocardium (approximately 50%), subpericardium (25%), or from the myocardium (25%) and may be located more frequently in left ventricle or right atrium. We report a 74-year-old female who presented with dyspnea on exertion and was found to have 5×5 cm mass occupying most of the right atrium on a transesophageal echocardiogram.
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Imtiaz
I
Ismail
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Khalid
K
Al-Khafaji
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Monica
M
Mutyala
Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.
Saurabh
S
Aggarwal
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.
William
W
Cotter
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Hosam
H
Hakim
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Sandeep
S
Khosla
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Rohit
R
Arora
TEE; cardiac; dyspnea; lipoma