Key result
CMR and MDCT successfully diagnose caseous calcification of the mitral annulus mimicking a cardiac mass.
Why the study?
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus mimics an intracardiac mass, requiring awareness to avoid misinterpretations leading to unnecessary investigations and interventions.
Case Report (n=1)
Awareness and appropriate multimodality imaging of CCMA are essential to prevent misdiagnosis as a cardiac mass and avoid unnecessary interventions.
Recognition of CCMA as benign may avert unnecessary interventions; case reports leave open standardized diagnostic criteria.
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a less common variant of mitral annulus calcification mimicking an intracardiac mass. The caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is a harmless benign entity that is an infrequent and incidental finding. Awareness about the condition is a must to avoid misinterpretations leading to unnecessary investigations and interventions. Therefore, here we present a case of CCMA diagnosed through different radiological modalities such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography.
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Neupane et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography was evaluated on Diagnosis of CCMA. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus, a rare and benign mimicker of a cardiac mass, was successfully diagnosed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography.
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