title: A Calcified Amorphous Tumor Originating in the Sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: An 81-year-old male with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis was admitted to our hospital for congestive heart failure secondary to severe aortic stenosis. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a 15.3 × 9.9 mm calcified mass in the sinus of Valsalva. The tumor was diagnosed as a calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) by histologic examination. This is the first report of a CAT that originated in the sinus of Valsalva.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Sunao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
keywords: calcified amorphous tumor; cardiac tumor; sinus of Valsalva