An ambiguous presentation of cardiac calcified amorphous tumor in a 37-year-old male

Mike Ghabally; Baraa Shebli; Bana Zuhair Alafandi; Sana Allouzi; Joud Markaby; Mahmoud Malhis; Amal Babi

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjad397

An ambiguous presentation of cardiac calcified amorphous tumor in a 37-year-old male

J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Jul 14;2023(7):rjad397. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad397. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Mike Ghabally¹, Baraa Shebli¹, Bana Zuhair Alafandi², Sana Allouzi³, Joud Markaby⁴, Mahmoud Malhis¹, Amal Babi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Aleppo University Hospital, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
² Medical Sciences Department, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
³ Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Aleppo University Hospital, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
⁴ Medical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
⁵ Department of Echocardiography, Aleppo University Hospital, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.

Abstract

Calcified amorphous tumors are extremely rare benign cardiac lesions that can emerge in any chamber, and have many clinical obscurities. We herein report a case of a mid-aged previously healthy male with a complaint of recurrent chest pain. Echocardiogram revealed the presence of right atrial mass that was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography. The patient underwent total resection of the mass with attached atrial wall. Pathological studies confirmed the diagnosis of calcified amorphous tumor. Five-year follow-up was uneventful with total symptomatic relief. In conclusion, we recommend considering the diagnosis of calcified amorphous tumors in any patient with intracardiac mass.

Publication types

Case Reports