Surgical removal of calcified amorphous tumor localized to mitral valve leaflet without mitral annular calcification.
Surg Case Rep 2015;
1:39. [PMID:
26943404 PMCID:
PMC4747926 DOI:
10.1186/s40792-015-0040-6]
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Abstract
A cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) localized to the mitral valve leaflet without mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a rare entity. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with such a condition, who underwent successful excision of the tumor and mitral valvuloplasty using a glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium. During 38 months of follow-up, no recurrence of a cardiac mass has been recognized. This report addresses questions on the surgical indication for CAT, particularly in cases without MAC, and reviews CATs of the mitral valve.
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