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Mitral valve lipomatous hamartoma: a rare entity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2013

Andreia Francisco ,
Rosa Gouveia  and
Rui Anjos
Andreia Francisco*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal
Rosa Gouveia
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
Rui Anjos
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
*
Correspondence to: A. Francisco, Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Santo António dos Olivais 3000-042 Coimbra, Portugal. Tel. +351 210433170; Fax: +351 210433172; E-mail: andreia.francisco@gmail.com
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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.

Keywords

Lipomatous hamartomamitral valvecardiac tumourvalvar neoplasms
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 24 , Issue 5 , October 2014 , pp. 923 - 925
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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