A case of prominent epicardial fat mimicking a tumor on echocardiography.
10.3346/jkms.1999.14.5.571
- Author:
Young Keun AHN
1
;
Jong Chun PARK
;
Woo Suck PARK
;
Nam Ho KIM
;
Jun Woo KIM
;
Sung Hee KIM
;
Jang Hyun CHO
;
Myung Ho JEONG
;
Jeong Gwan CHO
;
Jung Chaee KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Pericardium;
Echocardiography;
Fats
- MeSH:
Adipose Tissue/ultrasonography*;
Adipose Tissue/radiography;
Adipose Tissue/pathology;
Aged;
Biopsy;
Case Report;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Heart Neoplasms/diagnosis;
Human;
Pericardial Effusion/etiology;
Pericardial Effusion/diagnosis;
Pericardium/ultrasonography*;
Pericardium/radiography;
Pericardium/pathology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1999;14(5):571-574
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Epicardial fat may anteriorly produce an echo-free space that can be mistaken for pericardial fluid. We recently experienced a 67-year-old woman with prominent epicardial fat which was presented as an echogenic tumor-like mass. She underwent open pericardiostomy to relieve large amount of pericardial effusion. Operative findings revealed only prominent epicardial fat. Biopsy of the pericardial and fat tissues revealed an inflammation and normal fat cells without any malignant cell infiltration.
