Abstract

Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor is a rare, non-neoplastic, pedunculated, intra-cavity mass, with very high preponderance of distal embolisation. Differentiation from calcified atrial myxoma or calcified thrombi is very difficult. Histo-pathologic examination is the mainstay of diagnosis. Treatment is emergency excision. A 46-year-old female presented with heart failure. On echocardiography, 1.9x1.7 cm pedunculated mobile mass in left ventricle attached to intraventricular septum was seen. On cardiac MRI lesion was isointense. The mass was excised. Histopathology revealed fibrin deposition with eosinophilic amorphous material in the centre with calcification in the periphery without any myxomatous tissue. A final diagnosis of CAT was established.