Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Primary Lipoma of the Heart -A Case Report-

심장내 발생한 원발성 지방종 1례 보고

  • Published : 1994.04.01
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Abstract

Primary cardiac lipoma is an extremely rare condition. We reports a case of primary lipoma located mainly in the right atrium of the heart in a 58-year-old male patient. The initial presenting symptoms were dyspnea followed by rapidly progress!ve congestive heart failure. Echocardiogram revealed huge mass on right atrium with stalk arising from septum. Under cardiopulmonary bypass the mass was removed and revealed characteristic findings of lipoma on microscope. The patient was recovered without any problem. We would like to describe this case of rare tumor with the review of literatures.

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