Surgical resection is an effective treatment for rare cardiac calcified amorphous tumors presenting with cerebral infarction.
Supports resection for rare left atrial calcified amorphous tumors; leaves open optimal management pending larger series.
Calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) of the heart is an extremely rare cardiac mass. We describe a case of cardiac CAT in a 70-year-old Korean female who presented with acute onset dysarthria and right side weakness. Echocardiography and chest computed tomography revealed a left atrial mass that originated from the interatrial septum. The patient underwent surgical resection and pathologic examination demonstrated CAT. Postoperative course was uneventful and she was followed without recurrence.
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