Cardiac Lipoma: An Uncharacteristically Large Intra-Atrial Mass Causing Symptoms
| Autor: | Avinash Murthy, Fahad Syed Naseerullah, Hemangkumar Javaiya |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
medicine.medical_specialty Acute coronary syndrome Case Report 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Palpitations Pericardium business.industry medicine.disease Pathophysiology Clinical Practice medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:RC666-701 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cardiology cardiovascular system Right atrium Transthoracic echocardiogram medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiac Lipoma business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Cardiology Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2018 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6412 2090-6404 |
| Popis: | Primary tumours of the heart are often encountered in clinical practice. Different autopsy series estimate the incidence to be anywhere from 0.001% to 0.19%. Cardiac lipoma is a rare type of tumour of the heart and pericardium. It comprises approximately 10–19% of all cardiac tumours. We present a case of a large cardiac lipoma in a fifty-year-old female. She presented with sharp chest pains, palpitations, and dizziness. Acute coronary syndrome was ruled out. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an abnormal, large, fixed right atrial mass. The mass was noted to be occupying most of the right atrium. It was excised due to its large size and persistent symptoms. On pathophysiology, the mass was definitively diagnosed to be an 80 mm × 70 mm cardiac lipoma. Postoperatively, the patient did well with resolution of her symptoms. This case provides evidence that even large, invasive, symptomatic cardiac lipomas can be successfully resected with good outcomes. |
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