Abstract

VALENCIA, Álex; LOMBO, Miguel  and  CORREA, Juan. Silent giant intracardiac lipoma. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2011, vol.26, n.3, pp.222-225. ISSN 2011-7582.

Cardiac tumors are benign entities with different with characteristics depending on their location and degree of involvement. We report a patient with a giant lipoma, with insidious and silent symptoms that make this a longstanding disease of difficult diagnosis.

Keywords : lipoma; pericardium; mediastinal neoplasms; cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular surgical procedures.

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