A Calcified Amorphous Tumor Originating in the Aortic Valve Cusp

Mio Kasai; Motohiko Osako; Tomoyuki Tanino; Arafumi Maeshima

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.050

A Calcified Amorphous Tumor Originating in the Aortic Valve Cusp

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jun;105(6):e235-e237. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.050. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

Authors

Mio Kasai¹, Motohiko Osako², Tomoyuki Tanino³, Arafumi Maeshima³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Clinical Laboratory and Pathology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 29481787
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.050

Abstract

Calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) of the heart is a rare nonneoplastic cardiac tumor. The clinical features of cardiac CATs resemble those of other cardiac tumors that include symptoms related to obstruction or embolization. Cardiac CATs have been found in all chambers of the heart but predominantly present in the left ventricle, mitral annulus, and mitral valve. Here we report an extremely rare case of CAT originating in the aortic valve cusp, which may be related to aortic annular calcification and aortic valve stenosis. We successfully treated this patient with tumor resection and aortic valve replacement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve* / surgery
Calcinosis* / surgery
Heart Valve Diseases* / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male