An uncommon case of a lipoma located in the right atrium

Figure 1: (A) Transoesophageal echocardiography and 64-slice multidetector computed tomography angiogram (small window) showing the lipoma as a 30 × 35-mm capsulated mass attached to the lateral wall of the right atrium. (B) Surgical view: a lipoma bulging from the right atrium as a spherical mass. (C) A lipoma in the surgeon’s hand. (D) Lipoma divided after removal. (E and F) Histological section at ×150 and ×200 magnification, respectively, showing adipose tissue intermixed with myocardium (haematoxylin and eosin stain). Asterisks denote the lipoma; RA: right atrium; LA: left atrium; SVC: superior vena cava; Ao: aorta; RAu: right auricle.