Giant intrapericardial lipoma: Clinical and forensic implications
| Autor: | Milenko Bogdanovic, Snezana Pavlekic, Maja Milosevic, Bojana Radnic, Jovana Lakcevic, Stefan Veljkovic, Djordje Alempijevic, Milos Babic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Vojnosanitetski pregled. 80:275-278 |
| ISSN: | 2406-0720 0042-8450 |
| DOI: | 10.2298/vsp200922023b |
| Popis: | Introduction. Even though lipomas are the most common benign tumors, they are rarely found in the pericardial cavity. Although histopathologically benign, they can cause life-threatening complications by rapid growth and may there-fore be clinically considered malignant. Case report. We present an 80-year-old female who was injured during a syncopal episode when falling from a standing height and suffered bodily injuries for which she was hospitalized. In the further course of her short-term hospital treatment, death occurred, and the cause of death was marked as ?un-known?. At the autopsy, a dilated and tense pericardium filling up a large part of the chest cavity was noted. A well-encapsulated soft tissue mass, 2 0 ? 1 8 ? 3 cm in size, weighing 820 g, was visualized in the pericardial cavity. Histopathological examination revealed that the mass was a lipoma and showed acute myocardial necrosis; therefore, it was assumed that the cause of death was probably due to the compression of lipoma on coronary arteries. Conclusion. Even though intrapericardial lipomas are benign tumors, they can cause life-threatening complications and sudden cardiac death. There are numerous diagnostic methods capable of detecting intrapericardial lipomas, and with timely treatment, the patient can be cured. |
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