Right atrial and SVC infiltrating mass-the entity of infiltrating lipoma
Abstract Background Cardiac lipomas are rare benign primary cardiac tumours primarily composed of mature adipocytes. They are usually well defined, encapsulated masses, but rarely demonstrate malignant characteristics by infiltrating the myocardium. This causes diagnostic uncertainty as it becomes a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-019-1015-7 |