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Surgical excision of a rare calcified amorphous tumor in the tricuspid valve of a 17-year-old male resulted in an uneventful hospitalization and confirmed extensive calcification on pathology.
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Surgical excision with valve repair is a viable treatment for rare calcified amorphous tumors of the heart.
Surgical excision feasible for rare tricuspid calcified amorphous tumor; extends limited case reports but leaves optimal management open.
Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart consists of a cardiac mass of rare nonneoplastic nature that mimics malignancy and causes symptoms due to obstruction or embolization of calcific fragments. We present a case of tumor 17-year-old young, male, in tricuspid valve, with classic pathological findings. It was preferred to approach for classic median esternotomy, installation of the circuit of extracorporal circulation and right atriotomy, exereses of tumor, DeVega's plasty in tricuspid valve and bicuspidization. The amatomopathological study demonstrated presence of extensive calcification and metaplastic bone areas. The patient had an uneventful hospitalization.
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Sousa et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart (n=1). Surgical excision (median sternotomy, tumor excision, DeVega's plasty, bicuspidization) was evaluated on Hospitalization outcome and pathological findings. Surgical excision of a rare calcified amorphous tumor in the tricuspid valve of a 17-year-old male resulted in an uneventful hospitalization and confirmed extensive calcification on pathology.
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