Complete resection of a giant calcifying fibrous tumor of myocardial origin

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr;68(4):389-391. doi: 10.1007/s11748-019-01103-9. Epub 2019 Mar 9.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Calcifying fibrous tumor; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Heart tumor; Myocardial origin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calcification, Physiologic
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome