title: Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor.
abstract: Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor is a rare pseudoneoplastic intracavitary mass composed of calcium deposits in a background of amorphous degenerating fibrin. We report occurrence of this lesion in the right atrium in two male patients. These were accompanied by calcific occlusion of the inferior vena cava and right pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular, and Thoracic Division, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaideeswar
authors.forename: Arivarasan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karunamurthy
authors.forename: Anil M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hira
authors.forename: Abhijit R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Raut
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged