Cardiac lithomyxoma.
Among 102 consecutive cardiac myxomas, 10 (10%) showed heavy calcification both on gross inspection and on x-ray examination. Mineralization was partial in 6 patients (mean age 56.8 years) and massive stone-like in 4 (mean age 70 years); relevant histologic findings in patients with partial calcification were Gamma-Gandy bodies in 5, cartilaginous and bone metaplasia in 2, and aspecific calcium deposits in 1. All were incidental findings either at autopsy or during clinical investigation.
Basso
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Department of Pathology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padua Medical School, Italy.
Valente
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Casarotto
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Thiene
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009232:Myxoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology