Abstract
Lipomas of the heart are encapsulated tumors that are composed primarily of mature fat cells. Cardiac lipomas can originate either from subendocardium (approximately 50%), subpericardium (25%), or from the myocardium (25%) and may be located more frequently in left ventricle or right atrium. We report a 74-year-old female who presented with dyspnea on exertion and was found to have 5×5 cm mass occupying most of the right atrium on a transesophageal echocardiogram.
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Ismail, I., Al-Khafaji, K., Mutyala, M., Aggarwal, S., Cotter, W., Hakim, H., … Arora, R. (2015). Cardiac lipoma. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 5(5), 28449. https://doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v5.28449
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