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Tumor‐Like Mitral Annular Calcification with Central Liquefaction
Author(s) -
KAUTZNER JOSEF,
VONDRÁČEK VLADIMÍR,
JIRÁSEK ADAM,
BĚLOHLÁVEK MAREK
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1993.tb00059.x
Subject(s) - intracardiac injection , calcification , liquefaction , medicine , mitral annulus , annulus (botany) , differential diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , cardiology , anatomy , radiology , geology , pathology , materials science , diastole , geotechnical engineering , blood pressure , composite material
Calcification of the mitral annulus is a degenerative process, which occurs mainly in older patients. Rarely, an extensive mitral annular calcification (MAC) with central liquefaction was reported. We report the case of extension of MAC into the adjacent left ventricular posterior wall along with central liquefaction and posterior mitral leaflet displacement in a 63‐year‐old woman. The abnormal size of the MAC and unusual echo density of pasty material inside made a correct diagnosis difficult and intracardiac tumor was suspected. Thus, similar uncommon clinical presentation of MAC should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intracardiac masses.