Multimodality imaging of a left atrial calcified amorphous tumor

Echocardiography. 2020 Jan;37(1):147-149. doi: 10.1111/echo.14559. Epub 2019 Dec 11.

Abstract

A cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) is an extremely rare non-neoplastic cardiac mass composed of calcium nodules in an amorphous background of fibrin materials. Herein, we report a case of CAT in the left atrium of an asymptomatic 72-year-old man who underwent multimodality imaging and successful resection of the CAT. Results of the present case suggest that multimodality imaging plays an important role in detecting cardiac CAT, determining the treatment plan and serial follow-ups for the patients after the treatment.

Keywords: cardiac neoplasms; computed tomography; echocardiography; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Appendage*
  • Calcinosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging