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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2025

A case of rapid rupture of a calcified amorphous tumor observed by echocardiography.

Kentaro Shirakura, Ryohei Ushioda, Masahiro Tsutsui, Shingo Kunioka, Nobuhiro Mochizuki, Tatsuya Aonuma, Naoko Kawabata, Erika Saitoh, Naoki Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Kamiya

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kentaro ShirakuraDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Ryohei UshiodaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9875-7245
Masahiro TsutsuiDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-9610
Shingo KuniokaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7451-5264
Nobuhiro MochizukiDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Tatsuya AonumaDepartment of Cardiology, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Naoko KawabataDepartment of Cardiology, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Erika SaitohDepartment of Cardiology, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Naoki NakagawaDepartment of Cardiology, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Hiroyuki KamiyaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.

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Abstract

A calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) of the heart is a rare, non-neoplastic, intracavitary cardiac mass. Histological examination reveals the presence of calcified and amorphous fibrous material with underlying chronic inflammation. Some studies have reported that CAT typically exhibits rapid growth. However, we observed a case in which CAT unexpectedly ruptured within approximately two weeks. There was no cerebral infarction or significant valvular disease, therefore we were not sure about the indication for surgery; however considering the epidemiological possibility of CAT, we decided to operate and were able to treat the patient without complications.

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calcified amorphous tumor

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PMID39975849
PMCPMC11837756

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