Lipomatous infiltrates of the heart.

摘要: Fatty masses of the heart usually arise in interatrial septum and are uncommon. The autopsy files from LAC-USC Medical Center contain 15 such cases 1952 through 1972. Although these yellow attain a large size, most considered to represent lipomatous infiltrations rather than true lipomas since they lack encapsulation do cardiac muscle varying amounts. lesion is often associated with obesity. Surprisingly, even produce few clinical symptoms none was suspected clinically, each being an incidental finding at necropsy. However, infiltrate conduction system can cause arrhythmias sudden death. Echocardiography or other noninvasive techniques may bring attention mass that not be asymptomatic. This result dilemma differential diagnosis treatment myxomas, rhabdomyomas, sarcomas also septum.