Giant intrapericardial lipoma: An unusual cause of dyspnoea

oleh: Sudarshan Kumar Vijay, Sudhanshu Kumar Dwivedi, Sharad Chandra, Ram Kirti Saran

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2013-01-01

Deskripsi

The pericardial lipomas are rare benign cardiac tumors. The clinical presentation of these cardiac neoplasms varies according to the site of growth. We describe here a case of massive intrapericardial lipoma leading to severe dyspnea, its diagnostic work up and briefly review the existing literature of this uncommon disorder. The patient underwent successful surgical resection of the tumor with complete alleviation of the symptoms.