title: Calcified left atrial myxoma with osseous metaplasia.
abstract: An intracardiac myxoma is the most common tumour of the heart with an estimated incidence of 0.5 per million population per year. Extensive calcification is rare in these tumours. We describe a rare case of a large left atrial myxoma, visible on the chest radiograph, with extensive calcification and osseous metaplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, CSM Medical University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India. doctorsushil@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sushil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ambrish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tewarson
authors.forename: Anju Kumari
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Aniket
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puri
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology