title: Dystrophic calcification of fetal myocardium: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A diagnosis of myocardial dystrophic calcification, a rare cause of fetal cardiac masses, is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  The fetal echocardiography of a 26-year-old pregnant woman who was referred to the Pediatric Cardiology Department at 20 weeks' gestation revealed an echogenic mass in the post wall of the left ventricle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pregnancy was terminated. The histopathology of the necropsy material revealed dystrophic calcification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The dystrophic calcification of myocardium must be kept in mind in prenatal differential diagnosis of intracardiac masses for patient management and genetic counseling.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Department, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baysal
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haciomeroglu
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sungur
authors.forename: Behiye
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Köse
authors.forename: Bedri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kandemir