Cor Vasa 2005, 46(7-8):312-314

Epicardiac and paracardiac lipoma

Alexandra Vodzinská^1,*, Jaroslav Januška¹, Petr Krupa², Petra Kvášová¹, Ivana Ziková³, Marian Branny¹

¹ Kardiocentrum, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec

² Radiodiagnostická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny, Brno

³ Radioterapeutická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Česká republika

We present the case of a patient with a history of exertional dyspnea due to slowly growing epicardiac and paracardiac lipoma. This pathology was found on planar chest X-ray and the diagnosis was confirmed by echocardiography, CT scan and MRI. This patient would normally be followed and managed conservatively only in case of severe dyspnea will she be referred for cardiac surgery.

Keywords: Lipoma; Diagnostic; Echocardiography; CT scan; MRI

Published: July 1, 2005  Show citation