Lipomatous hypertrophy of the cardiac interatrial septum
López-Beltrán, A.; Sáez, J.; Lachica, E.
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 18(2): 206-207
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0195-7910 PMID: 9185944 Document Number: 480001
A case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the cardiac interatrial septum is reported in a 91-year-old man who attempted to commit suicide. The lesion was found incidentally at autopsy. Gross examination showed a 3.5-cm mass, yellow and firm. Histologic study showed a proliferation of mature fat cells and slightly hypertrophic cardiac muscle cells.
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