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Giant right ventricle infiltrative lipoma—a surgical success report
2020
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Benign primary cardiac tumours are rare, with lipomas accounting for <9% of them. Their presentation varies depending on the size and location of the tumour, with the majority of the cases being asymptomatic. We are presenting a case of an extremely rare primary heart-tumour infiltrating the right ventricle (RV) compromising its function. RV lipomas are so unusual that there are no clear treatment guidelines. In this case, we decided to treat the patient with surgical resection of the
doi:10.1093/icvts/ivaa089
pmid:32642774
fatcat:hqrx7z6ojreubhnueuikpuko2q