Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum is a pathologic, not an anatomic diagnosis

ConclusionsOn rare occasions, LHIS can arise from outside the interatrial septum. An LHIS can be differentiated from a lipoma by the presence of entrapped cardiac myocytes in LHIS, making it a pathological, rather than an anatomic, diagnosis.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - March 31, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kevin R. An, Jagdish Butany, Robert J. Cusimano Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research