A case of asymptomatic cardiac lipoma of the left ventricular posterior papillary muscle.
- Author:
Yong Soo BAEK
1
;
Jun KWAN
;
Kyung Hee LEE
;
Sung Hee SHIN
;
Sang Don PARK
;
Eun Soen JEONG
;
Kyung Sun MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. kuonmd@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac tumor, Lipoma;
Papillary muscle;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Adipocytes;
Aged;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Colitis;
Coronary Vessels;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Heart;
Heart Ventricles;
Humans;
Lipoma;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Papillary Muscles
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2010;79(1):57-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary cardiac lipoma is a rare, benign, well-encapsulated tumor that is typically composed of mature fat cells. It can occur in any part of the heart, but is mostly found incidentally. Although cardiac lipoma does not require specific treatment in most cases, physicians should pay attention to this entity, which may cause arrhythmias, embolization, compression of the coronary arteries, or obstruct blood flow within the heart. In this report, we present the case of a 70-year-old woman who was admitted with a complaint of infectious colitis and incidentally found to have a cardiac lipoma in the posterior papillary muscle of the left ventricle on the basis of two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac MRI. Given the patient's lack of symptoms and normal cardiac function, we recommended observation without surgical exploration. After six months, the patient was in good health and showed no clinical signs or symptoms of cardiac lipoma.
