Cardiac lipoma in a patient with a history of malignant tumours: a case report
2008
Cardiac Lipoma Case Report
Sample size: 1
publication
Evidence: low
Author Information
Author(s): Kitzing Bjoern
Primary Institution: Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Conclusion
The patient had a cardiac lipoma and was also diagnosed with a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma in the lung.
Supporting Evidence
- Cardiac tumours are rare and often found incidentally.
- The patient had a history of multiple malignant tumours.
- Surgical excision of the lipoma was performed successfully.
Takeaway
This is a story about a man who had a rare heart tumor called a lipoma, and doctors found another tumor in his lung when they looked closer.
Methodology
The patient underwent surgical excision of the cardiac lipoma and a biopsy of the lung mass.
Participant Demographics
63-year-old German man with a history of malignant melanoma and renal cell carcinoma.
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