Fatal outcome of a calcified amorphous tumor of the heart (cardiac CAT)

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 299-302

  Lewin, Marc ^a   Nazarian, Saman ^a   Marine, Joseph E ^a   Yuh, David D ^a   Argani, Pedram ^a   Halushka, Marc K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcified amorphous tumor; Cardiac CAT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHORDA TENDINEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 33748423271     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Reynolds C., Tazelaar H., and Edward W. Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart (cardiac CAT). Hum Pathol 28 (1997) 601-606
2. Rodriguez E., Soler R., Juffe A., and Salgado L. CT and MR findings in a calcified myocardial tuberculoma of the left ventricle. J Comput Assist Tomogr 25 (2001) 577-579
3. Centofanti P., Di Rosa E., Deorsola L., Dato G., Patane F., La Torre M., Barbato L., Verzini A., Fortunato G., and di Summa M. Primary cardiac tumors: early and late results of surgical treatment in 91 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 68 (1999) 1236-1241
4. Chaowalit N., Dearani J., Edwards W., and Pellikka P. Calcified right ventricular mass and pulmonary embolism in a previously healthy young woman. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 18 (2005) 275-277
5. Moon M., Fann J., Deedwania P., Ferguson R., Kosek J., and Burdon T. Tophaceous pseudogout of the mitral valve. Ann Thorac Surg 66 (1998) 952-954