Pulmonary valve lipoma presenting as syncope

Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Apr;73(4):1305-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03185-x.

Abstract

We report a case of a pulmonary valve lipoma presenting as syncope in a 28-year-old woman. Surgical excision of the mass was performed in urgency and the patient was discharged uneventfully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / complications
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Lipoma / pathology
  • Pulmonary Valve*
  • Syncope / etiology*