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A Case of a Large Intrapericardial Lipoma Occupying Pericardial Space
Author(s) -
Kosar Feridun,
Sincer İsa,
Kuzucu Akin,
Nisanoglu Vedat,
Gunen Hakan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00441.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , pericardium , asymptomatic , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , cardiac tumors , computed tomography , surgery
Although cardiac lipomas are quite rare, they represent the second most common primary benign cardiac tumors. In this case report we present a 71‐year‐old man with a large intrapericardial lipoma originating from pericardium. In this case, intrapericardial lipoma was diagnosed by echocardiographic methods (transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography) and imaging techniques such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery. She is currently asymptomatic and has no evidence of recurrence at 12 months follow‐up.