title: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus on MDCT: a rare intracardiac mass.
abstract: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is a rare form of chronic degenerative process in the mitral valve fibrous ring with a mass-like appearance that has to be in the differential of the radiologist and cardiologist. We present the case of an 82-year-old woman in whom a tumor-like calcified mass in the posterior side of the mitral valve annulus was detected at echocardiography, and the diagnosis of caseous calcification was confirmed on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). The diagnostic features of this rare cardiac mass are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Najoua
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mallat
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Limeme
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Houneida
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zaghouani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Feriel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mootemri
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Senda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Majdoub
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Dejla
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bakir
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Chakib
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kraiem
keywords: Caseous calcification; cardiac; echocardiography; mitral annulus; multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)