Cardiac Lipoma - Case presentation
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Published:2021-05-12
Issue:05
Volume:107
Page:240-242
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ISSN:0023-7213
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Container-title:Læknablaðið
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language:
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Short-container-title:LBL
Author:
Bergmann Ása Unnur, ,Óttarsdóttir Helga Þórunn,Flygenring Björn,Jónsson Helgi Már,Guðmundsdóttir Ingibjörg Jóna, , , ,
Abstract
Cardiac lipomas are very rare benign tumors of the heart. They are usually asymptomatic and are often an incidental finding on cardiac imaging. This case report involves an 82-year-old female with a history of diabetes admitted because of poor glycemic control. An echocardiogram requested because of arrhythmias and heart failure revealed a tumor in the right atrium. Computed tomographic and ultrasound appearances were consistent with a lipoma and demonstrated a large mass in the right atrium, causing a significant stenosis of the superior vena cava but no clinical symptoms or signs of superior vena cava syndrome.
Publisher
Laeknabladid/The Icelandic Medical Journal