Cardiac CT Appearances

Intrapericardial Lipoma CT Findings

• Fatty lesion
• Most commonly in right atrium
• Size < 2 cm
• Homogeneous
• Wide pedicle
• Well-defined borders
• Attenuation between -30 to -100 HU

Other Information About Intrapericardial Lipoma

Etiology:

• Unknown

Epidemiology:

• Rare
• Typically presents in 5th-6th decades of life

strong>Presentation:

• Asymptomatic and usually detected incidentally

Prognosis:

• Lipomas are benign
• Can be treated to avoid compression of the cardiac chambers

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CT of Cardiac Masses: Pearls and Pitfalls - Part 2