title: Multimodality imaging of a giant caseous calcification of the mitral annulus.
abstract: We present an unusual case of giant caseous calcification of the mitral annulus in a 58-year-old female patient. The mass was detected during echocardiography and was defined as a big, round echodense lesion attached to the posterior mitral ring annulus. The patient was further evaluated with a full spectrum of cardiac noninvasive imaging modalities and the diagnosis was confirmed. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is a rare entity usually diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography. Since it is very important to differentiate it from cardiac tumors, complimentary imaging modalities could be used for this purpose if a doubt exists about the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. suzan_hatipoglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Suzan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hatipoğlu Akpınar
authors.forename: Ruken Bengi
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bakal
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed