Author/Authors :
Mozaffari, Kambiz Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center - Surgical Pathology Laboratory, تهران, ايران , Mirmohammad Sadeghi, Hassan Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center - Department of Cardiac Surgery, تهران, ايران , Parsaee, Mozhgan Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center - Department of Echocardiography, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
pain, and a weight loss of about 5 kg of recent onset. His past medical history and laboratory tests were unremarkable. Echocardiography showed a calcified and mobile mass with irregular borders, measuring 3×2 cm in the left atrium. Grossly, the specimen was creamy-yellow and fragmented with a firm to hard consistency. Microscopically, multiple calcium deposits were seen within a dense background of fibrocollagenous tissue. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) was made
