Mitral valve lipomatous hamartoma: a rare entity

Cardiol Young. 2014 Oct;24(5):923-5. doi: 10.1017/S1047951113001388. Epub 2013 Sep 18.

Abstract

Lipomatous hamartoma of cardiac valves is a very rare entity, with only three reported cases in children. We describe the case of a 9-year-old girl with a mass in the mitral valve, which was detected in an echocardiogram performed for heart murmur investigation. At surgery, a white round-shaped tumour was removed and histopathological examination revealed a lipomatous hamartoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lipomatosis / diagnosis*
  • Lipomatosis / surgery
  • Mitral Valve*