Subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in children: a case report and review of the literature

Heart Surg Forum. 2022 Jun 17;25(3):E437-E440. doi: 10.1532/hsf.4557.

Abstract

Cardiac lipoma is rarely reported in the pediatric population. We reported a case of subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in a child. The tumor was resected successfully and the patient recovered well after the operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Heart
  • Heart Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lipoma* / diagnosis
  • Lipoma* / surgery