J Korean Med Sci.
1999 Oct;14(5):571-574. 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.5.571.
A case of prominent epicardial fat mimicking a tumor on echocardiography
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Kwangju, Korea.
- KMID: 646027
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1999.14.5.571
Abstract
- Epicardial fat may anteriorly produce an echo-free space that can be mistaken for pericardial fluid. We recently experienced a 67-year-old woman with prominent epicardial fat which was presented as an echogenic tumor-like mass. She underwent open pericardiostomy to relieve large amount of pericardial effusion. Operative findings revealed only prominent epicardial fat. Biopsy of the pericardial and fat tissues revealed an inflammation and normal fat cells without any malignant cell infiltration.
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MeSH Terms
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Adipose Tissue/ultrasonography*
Adipose Tissue/radiography
Adipose Tissue/pathology
Aged
Biopsy
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Neoplasms/diagnosis
Human
Pericardial Effusion/etiology
Pericardial Effusion/diagnosis
Pericardium/ultrasonography*
Pericardium/radiography
Pericardium/pathology
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