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Uninvited Guest in the Left Ventricle: Lipomade [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. Ahead of Print: TKDA-35332 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2025.35332

Uninvited Guest in the Left Ventricle: Lipomade

Emine Altuntaş1, Kadriye Memiç Sancar1, Begüm Uygur1, İffet Doğan2
1Department of Cardiology, University of Health Science Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Chest, Heart and Vascular Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
2Department of Radiology, University of Health Science Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Chest, Heart and Vascular Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye

Cardiac lipoma is a rare primary tumour of the heart, and as diagnostic and treatment methods have improved, more cases have been reported. This situation suggests that the clinical presentation, previously thought to have classic features, may in fact have atypical manifestations. In this case report is presented a case of a 28-year-old female with progressive exertional dyspnea. Trans thoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed a huge mass in the left ventricle that originated from posteromedial papillary muscle, had a low-density focus with a clear boundary and regular shape, and had no fortunately significant effect on the valves and hemodynamics. After cardiac magnetic resonans, cardiac lipoma was diagnosed. The lipoma excision surgery was offered to the patient, however the patient refused the operation. The most patients diagnosed with cardiac lipoma in the heart chambers manifest no symptoms. Therefore they are diagnosed accidentally. The utilization of multimodality imaging would facilitate the diagnosis. Echocardiography is a suitable modality for subsequent monitoring.

Keywords: Cardiac tumors, intracardiac mass, lipoma, multimodality imaging

Corresponding Author: Emine Altuntaş, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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