Key result
Surgical excision of an incidentally discovered right atrial lipoma was successfully performed in a 63-year-old man with a history of multiple malignancies, who was concurrently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the rare incidental finding and successful surgical management of a right atrial lipoma in a patient with a history of multiple malignancies.
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May inform individualized decisions for incidental cardiac lipomas in oncology patients; leaves open prospective data on natural history and thresholds.
Bjoern Kitzing (2008) conducted a case report in Cardiac lipoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Successful surgical excision and histological diagnosis. Surgical excision of an incidentally discovered right atrial lipoma was successfully performed in a 63-year-old man with a history of multiple malignancies, who was concurrently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma.
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