Complete resection of a giant calcifying fibrous tumor of myocardial origin

A calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) is a rare, benign tumor that commonly develops in the internal viscera. It is histologically characterized by hyalinized collagenous tissue with calcifications and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates. There have been few reports of CFTs occurring in the heart. and the ther...

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Published inGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 389 - 391
Main Authors Okamura, Kenichi, Nawata, Kan, Shimada, Shogo, Ono, Minoru
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Singapore 01.04.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Case Report
Collagen
Heart
Hospitals
Medical imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Ostomy
Surgeons
Surgical Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Tomography
Veins & arteries
Heart tumor
Myocardial origin
Calcifying fibrous tumor
Coronary artery bypass grafting
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Summary:A calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) is a rare, benign tumor that commonly develops in the internal viscera. It is histologically characterized by hyalinized collagenous tissue with calcifications and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates. There have been few reports of CFTs occurring in the heart. and the therapeutic approach of such cases has not been well established; however, complete surgical resection appears to be the best treatment option for cardiac CFT, since this lesion can cause cardiac symptoms and recurrence has been recently noted. To our knowledge, this report describes the largest cardiac CFT for which complete surgical resection was successfully performed.
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ISSN:1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-019-01103-9