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Lipoma of the right atrium
Author(s) -
Gulmez Oyku,
Pehlivanoglu Seckin,
Turkoz Riza,
Demiralay Ebru,
Gumus Burcak
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20497
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , echogenicity , right atrium , lipoma , transthoracic echocardiogram , radiology , ultrasound , physical examination , transesophageal echocardiogram , cardiology
A 66‐year‐old asymptomatic woman was admitted to our hospital with the diagnosis of a right atrial mass detected on an outside transthoracic echocardiogram and confirmed on transesophageal echocardiography. Physical examination and basal electrocardiogram were normal. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a 3.8 × 2.5 cm echogenic mass in the right atrium. A multislice CT examination demonstrated a right atrial mass with a fat density ranging from −80 to −110 HU. The patient had a successful surgical excision of the mass, and the diagnosis of lipoma was confirmed on histopathological examination. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2009