A Case of Lipoma in the Right Atrium with Bilateral Leg Edema
10.4326/jjcvs.37.272
- VernacularTitle:下腿浮腫を契機に発見された右房内脂肪腫の1例
- Author:
Tomohiko Sakamoto
;
Yasuhisa Shimazaki
;
Keiji Iwata
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;37(5):272-275
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
An 80-year-old man complained of bilateral leg edema. Doppler echocardiography showed a mobile tumor (33mm) in the right atrium and severe tricuspid regurgitation with an atrial fibrillation. An operation was performed urgently. Excision of the tumor including the right atrial wall and tricuspid annuloplasty were done. Histologic study demonstrated lipoma and no malignancy. Bilateral leg edema disappeared, and the sinus rhythm was restored after the operation.
