1. Lipomatous Hypertrophy: An Accidental Finding in Heart
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S Tripodi, Cristiana Bellan, Sara Aversa, Federica Petrelli, and L Spagnoli
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Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Adipose tissue ,Case Report ,heart ,General Medicine ,Benign lesion ,Asymptomatic ,03 medical and health sciences ,Lipomatous hypertrophy ,lypomatous ,hipertrophy ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Accidental ,lcsh:Pathology ,medicine ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,medicine.symptom ,Atrium (heart) ,business ,lcsh:RB1-214 - Abstract
Lipomatous hypertrophy is an uncommon benign lesion of the atrium, generally asymptomatic, characterized by unencapsulated accumulation of adipose tissue entrapping cardiomyocytes. This pathology generally remains unnoticed and often emerges as an occasional finding. Here, we report two cases from our hospital including a review of the available literature.
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- 2019
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