LIPOMA OF THE MITRAL-VALVE IN A CHILD

Echocardiographic examination, performed in an asymptomatic Ei year ol d boy for a perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD), revealed a 6 x 6 mm tumor on the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Clinicall y, it was diagnosed as a benign myxoma. Histopathologic diagnosis of t he excised mitral valve turner was benign lipoma. The third case of mi tral valve lipoma in the pediatric age group is reported along with a review of the literature. Echocardiogram remains the most sensitive di agnostic modality in the early detection of such neoplasms.