Subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in children: a case report and review of the literature

Authors

  • Qi-Liang Zhang Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Fuzhou, China
  • Shi-Hao Lin Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Fuzhou, China
  • Yu-Kun Chen Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Fuzhou, China
  • Qiang Chen Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Fuzhou, China
  • Kai Luo Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
  • Jing-Hao Zheng Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
  • Hua Cao Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Fuzhou, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.4557

Keywords:

posterior atrioventricular sulcus , cardiac lipoma, subepicardial lipoma

Abstract

Cardiac lipoma is rarely reported in the pediatric population. We reported a case of subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in a child. The tumor was resected successfully and the patient recovered well after the operation.

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Published

2022-06-17

How to Cite

Zhang, Q.-L., Lin, S.-H., Chen, Y.-K., Chen, Q., Luo, K., Zheng, J.-H., & Cao, H. (2022). Subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in children: a case report and review of the literature. The Heart Surgery Forum, 25(3), E437-E440. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.4557

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Article
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