Lipoma of the Mitral Valve

William C Roberts; Paul A Grayburn; Baron L Hamman

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.11.067

Lipoma of the Mitral Valve

Am J Cardiol. 2017 Apr 1;119(7):1121-1123. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.11.067. Epub 2017 Jan 6.

Authors

William C Roberts¹, Paul A Grayburn², Baron L Hamman²

Affiliations

¹ Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: william.roberts1@BSWHealth.org.
² Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

PMID: 28214003
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.11.067

Abstract

Described herein is a 67-year-old morbidly obese man who had a lipoma excised from his posterior mitral leaflet after it was found by echocardiogram. Findings in 6 other previously reported cases are reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Echocardiography
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / pathology*
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Lipoma / diagnostic imaging
Lipoma / pathology*
Lipoma / surgery*
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / pathology*
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Obesity, Morbid / complications*