Article
Lipomatous hamartoma of the semilunar valve exhibits molecular genetic characteristics of lipoma.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2026
Svetlana Encica, Adrian Molnar, Geiersbach Katherine, Manole Simona, Maleszewski Joseph J, Tazelaar Henry D
Abstract excerpt
A 26-year-old woman was referred for the assessment of a symptomatic pulmonary valve lesion clinically thought to represent a papillary fibroelastoma. After surgery, a lipomatous hamartoma of pulmonary valve was diagnosed. Microarray analysis was compatible with a clonal neoplastic proliferation, similar to that seen in a classical lipoma. Benign primary adipocytic tumors of the heart, such as lipomatous...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
