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Case Reports
. 2013 Feb;16(2):219-20.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs430. Epub 2012 Nov 1.

Wavering calcified amorphous tumour of the heart in a haemodialysis patient

Takayuki Kawata  1 , Hakuoh Konishi, Atsushi Amano, Hiroyuki Daida
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Case Reports

Wavering calcified amorphous tumour of the heart in a haemodialysis patient

Takayuki Kawata et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Calcified amorphous tumour is a rare, non-neoplastic, endocardially based, intracavitary cardiac mass. This report describes a 59-year old man in whom a mobile mass was found incidentally in the heart by routine echocardiography after he had been on haemodialysis for 3 years. Transoesophageal echocardiography revealed a high-echoic swinging tumour that originated from the annulus of the anterior commissure of the mitral valve. Surgical resection was performed to prevent embolization, and his clinical course was excellent.

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
(A) Transthoracic echocardiogram. The long-axis view shows high-echoic mass (arrow) adhering to the mitral annulus of the anterior leaflet. (B) Transoesophageal echocardiogram. The short-axis view shows a cudgel-shaped, homogenous, high-echoic mass (arrow) that originated from the annulus of the anterior commissure of the mitral valve near the left fibrous trigone. Mitral annulus calcification was also recognized in the same area. LA: left atrium; LV: left ventricle; LAA: left atrial appendage.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
(A) Gross appearance of the resected tumour. (B) Histopathological appearance of the tumour. Fine deposits of calcium surrounded by amorphous fibrin and collagenous fibres, and chronic inflammation are seen (haematoxylin and eosin staining, ×40).
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