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- Li-xuan Xie, You-san Chen, and Shi-yuan Liu.
- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 415, Fengyang Rd, Shanghai 200003, China.
- Chest. 2012 Jan 1;141(1):241-4.
AbstractCardiac 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 case 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.
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