Imaging findings in cardiac masses (Part i): Study protocol and benign tumors

Angulo, Carolina Díaz; Díaz, Cándido; García, Esther Rodríguez; Fernández, Rafaela Soler; Siso, Alba Rois; Díaz, M. Marini

doi:10.1016/j.rxeng.2015.09.002

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“…Besides, patients diagnosed with cardiac lipoma by MRI were also included because MRI was su cient to diagnose lipoma 6 . Patients with lipomatous hyperplasia of the interatrial septum, but not true cardiac lipoma, were excluded 7 .…”

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The Value of Multimodality Imaging in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Lipoma

Shu

Yuan

Kong

et al. 2021

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Background: Cardiac lipoma is a rare primary tumor in the heart and pericardium. Multimodality imaging methods, especially magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are crucial in detecting and diagnosing cardiac lipomas. Besides, they are of significant importance in management of cardiac lipomas. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of multimodality imaging methods in diagnosing and treatment of cardiac lipoma by describing a series of cases of cardiac lipoma.Materials and Methods: Data of patients with cardiac lipoma at a local institution were retrospectively collected. Their imaging findings on echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and cardiac MRI and clinical management were described in detail. Results: 12 patients with cardiac lipoma were retrospectively included with thirteen lipomas found within heart and pericardium. Two patients’ lipoma were symptomatic, while lipomas in other 10 patients were found incidentally. Most lipomas were sensitively detected with echocardiography. Accurate diagnoses were achieved with CT and MRI in all cases. Surgical resection was performed in one symptomatic patient due to the obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract, while the removal of pericardial lipoma in another symptomatic patient was not possible due to diffuse myocardial infiltration observed in MRI. Based on MRI findings, two patients without clinical symptoms also underwent surgery to prevent the risk of detachment of ventricular lipoma with a narrow pedicle in one patient and potential further thinning of the myocardium by pericardial lipoma growth in another patient. Conclusions: Cardiac lipoma could be sensitively detected and accurately diagnosed with multiple noninvasive imaging tools. Comprehensive evaluation with multimodality imaging methods should also be conducted for better management planning and follow-up in all patients.

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