Key result
Valve replacement successfully treated mitral incompetence caused by chordal rupture from an unresectable lipoma engulfing the papillary muscle, leading to an uneventful recovery.
Population
1 54-year-old man presenting with presyncopal symptoms, found to have a lipoma in the posterior mitral…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support valve replacement for lipoma-induced mitral incompetence; leaves open optimal strategies given single case report.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that an otherwise benign lipoma infiltrating the mitral valve can cause chordal rupture and mitral incompetence requiring valve replacement.
Anderson et al. (1988) conducted a case report in Mitral incompetence associated with lipoma (n=1). Valve replacement was evaluated on Surgical outcome and recovery. Valve replacement successfully treated mitral incompetence caused by chordal rupture from an unresectable lipoma engulfing the papillary muscle, leading to an uneventful recovery.
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