title: Calcified amorphous tumor in left atrium presenting with cerebral infarction.
abstract: Calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) of the heart is an extremely rare cardiac mass. We describe a case of cardiac CAT in a 70-year-old Korean female who presented with acute onset dysarthria and right side weakness. Echocardiography and chest computed tomography revealed a left atrial mass that originated from the interatrial septum. The patient underwent surgical resection and pathologic examination demonstrated CAT. Postoperative course was uneventful and she was followed without recurrence.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Bum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kuhn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chan Beom
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Calcification; cardiac tumor; cerebral complication