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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 4/2020

01-04-2020 | Sternotomy | Case Report

Complete resection of a giant calcifying fibrous tumor of myocardial origin

Authors: Kenichi Okamura, Kan Nawata, Shogo Shimada, Minoru Ono

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 4/2020

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Complete resection of a giant calcifying fibrous tumor of myocardial origin
Authors
Kenichi Okamura
Kan Nawata
Shogo Shimada
Minoru Ono
Publication date
01-04-2020
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-019-01103-9

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