Left Ventricular Lipoma: A Case Report.
- Author:
Sng Hyun KIM
;
Jong Min SONG
;
Dae Won SOHN
;
Byung Hee OH
;
Myoung Mook LEE
;
Young Bae PARK
;
Yun Shik CHOI
;
Jung Don SEO
;
Young Woo LEE
;
Hyuk AHN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Left ventricular lipoma
- MeSH: Adult; Diagnosis; Dyspnea; Female; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Lipoma*; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Subcutaneous Fat
- From:Korean Circulation Journal 1993;23(5):767-770
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: A left ventricular lipoma was diagnosed in 29-year-old woman who suffered from exertional dyspnea for 3 months. Preoperative diagnosis of a lipoma was possible with MRI which showed 3.3cm sized mass with high signal intensity like subcutaneous fat. Intramuscular lipoma of the left ventricle was confirmed after successful surgical resection.