Due to varied presentation, a high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis of cardiac lipoma. Treatment should only be reserved for symptomatic patients. This case acknowledges the importance of cardiac MRI in making the diagnosis of cardiac lipoma and further delineating the management options available.
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Heart Views
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
Cardiac lipomas are primary benign tumors of the heart, consisting mainly of fat cells and the capsule surrounding them. They are rare, usually detected incidentally, and are mostly asymptomatic or may cause symptoms depending on their location. In this case, we planned to present a 13-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with cardiac lipoma, had echocardiography follow-up at regular intervals, and was treated symptomatically.
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February 2025
Everland Zoo Animal Hospital, Yongin, Republic of Korea.
A 13-y-old captive female cheetah () succumbed following the acute onset of respiratory distress. Autopsy revealed bacterial bronchopneumonia as the primary cause of death. Additionally, splenic myelolipomas and systemic amyloidosis were identified postmortem.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deyang People's Hospital, Deyang, Sichuan, China.
Rationale: Cardiac lipomas are known to cause functional disturbances and symptoms by compressing adjacent tissues or organs, leading to potential complications such as dyspnea, palpitations, and cardiac arrhythmias. We report a case of a 52-year-old female with a large, well-circumscribed lipoma in the right atrium. This rare condition required a comprehensive diagnostic approach and therapeutic strategy for effective management.
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January 2025
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, 74800, Karachi, Pakistan.
Endobronchial lipoma is an extremely rare benign tumor, accounting for 0.1%-0.5% of all lung tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLipomas, one of the most common benign tumors, rarely occur in the anterior neck, often misdiagnosed as thyroid masses. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge posed by such lesions. A 58-year-old male presented with a painless slowly progressive anterior neck swelling initially mistaken for a thyroid mass.
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