A large lipoma of the ascending aorta

Ascending aortic tumors are extremely rare. We describe a patient with a large lipoma of the ascending aorta, which was discovered after opening the pericardium for a surgical procedure for mitral regurgitation due to prolapse.

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 1079 - 1080
Main Authors Davierwala, Piroze M, David, Tirone E, Butany, Jaglish
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2004
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Aortic Diseases - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Humans
Lipoma - diagnosis
Male
Medical sciences
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
Mitral Valve Prolapse - surgery
Pneumology
Vascular Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Ascending aorta
Blood vessel
Anesthesia
Adipose tissue disorders
Benign neoplasm
Circulatory system
Cardiology
Lipoma
Artery
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Summary:Ascending aortic tumors are extremely rare. We describe a patient with a large lipoma of the ascending aorta, which was discovered after opening the pericardium for a surgical procedure for mitral regurgitation due to prolapse.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01263-3