Title of article
Calcified Amorphous Tumor of the Heart with Purple Digit
Author/Authors
Sabzi, Feridoun kermanshah university of medical sciences - Imam Ali Heart Center - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, ايران , Karim, Hosein kermanshah university of medical sciences - Imam Ali Heart Center - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, ايران , Eizadi, Babak kermanshah university of medical sciences - Medical School - Department of Pathology, ايران , Faraji, Reza yazd shahid sadoghi university of medical sciences - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, ايران , Javid, Nasrin kermanshah university of medical sciences - Imam Ali Heart Center - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, ايران
From page
261
To page
264
Abstract
A calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) of the right atrium (RA) is an exceedingly rare non neoplastic cardiac mass. It was initially described in 1997 and only a handful of cases has been published so far. We present a case of tumor in 77-year-old male, in the RA that attached to therim of the fossa ovalis, with classic pathological and clinical findings. Under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and bicaval and aortic cannulation and cardioplegic arrest, right atrial mass, was resected and septal defect was repaired with a fresh pericardial patch. Pathological exam of themass revealed CAT. The patient had an uneventful hospitalization and his blue discoloration of finger recovered normally.
Keywords
Tumor , Heart Neoplasms , Right Atrium
Journal title
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research (JCVTR)
Journal title
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research (JCVTR)
Record number
2619626
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