A Giant Cardiac Lipoma Associated With Ventricular Inversion and Ventricular Aneurysm Ultrasonography and CT Imaging Findings

作者：Xie, Li-xuan; Chen, You-san; Liu, Shi-yuan^*

来源：Chest, 2012, 141(1): 241-244.

DOI：10.1378/chest.10-2987

Cardiac lipomas are rare, mostly asymptomatic, and usually found incidentally during noncardiac examinations; however, they also can be symptomatic, depending on their size and location. Here, we report a ease of surgically proved pericardial lipoma that was big and for which cardiac structures were substantially altered. The combination of CT imaging and ultrasonography enabled a precise diagnosis in terms of localization, tissue characterization, and complications of the tumor. The origin of the tumor, however, remains undetermined despite a series of postoperative CT scan and ultrasound examinations. CHEST 2012; 141(1):241-244

• 出版日期2012-1
• 单位天津市中医药研究院附属医院; 中国人民解放军广州军区武汉总医院; 中国人民解放军第二军医大学