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- Title
A large left atrial lipoma combined with coronary artery disease.
- Authors
Yun Liu; Xiaomei Zheng; Yu Du; Zhicheng Zhu; Tiance Wang; Rihao Xu; Dan Li; Kexiang Liu; Liu, Yun; Zheng, Xiaomei; Du, Yu; Zhu, Zhicheng; Wang, Tiance; Xu, Rihao; Li, Dan; Liu, Kexiang
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Primary benign tumors of the heart are extremely rare and usually difficult to diagnose for their asymptomatic signs.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 66-year-old woman was admitted for shortness of breath caused by a large left atrial lipoma combined with coronary artery disease. Next, we successfully performed simultaneous curative surgery for the large cardiac lipoma and coronary artery bypass grafting with a "starfish" and no cardiopulmonary bypass was used.The patient was discharged on the eighth postoperative day in a good condition, and has remained asymptomatic at the 5-month follow-up.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Lipomas are rare and difficult to diagnose, while computed tomography and computed tomography angiography can give us very important clues. Surgery is necessary. We can introduce a "starfish"to the operationand the cardiopulmonary bypass is unnecessary for the left lipoma with coronary artery disease.
- Subjects
LIPOMA
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2017, Vol 12, p1
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13019-017-0633-1