Strecker T, Weyand M, Agaimy A (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Book Volume: 2016
Pages Range: 2080875
DOI: 10.1155/2016/2080875
Background. Lipomatous hypertrophy of the atrial septum (LHAS) is a rare entity characterized by mass-forming deposition of fatty tissue within the atrial septum. To date, <300 cases have been reported; many of them were autopsy findings. The clinical presentation of LHAS varies from incidental asymptomatic mass (most frequent form) to severe life-threatening cardiovascular complications necessitating emergency cardiac surgery. Case Presentation. Here, we present the successful surgical resection of such a massive LHAS which was found incidentally on preoperative investigation of a 71-year-old patient with progressive coronary heart disease. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of lipomatous hypertrophy of the atrial septum. Conclusions. The described case report illustrates an unusual example of LHAS in a patient undergoing a planned coronary artery bypass surgery. In this case, surgical intervention was justified to avoid later outflow obstructions.
APA:
Strecker, T., Weyand, M., & Agaimy, A. (2016). Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Atrial Septum in a Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Case Reports in Pathology, 2016, 2080875. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2080875
MLA:
Strecker, Thomas, Michael Weyand, and Abbas Agaimy. "Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Atrial Septum in a Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery." Case Reports in Pathology 2016 (2016): 2080875.
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