| Literature DB >> 32350053 |
Tetsuo Yamanaka1, Toru Fukatsu2, Tomoya Uchimuro3, Shuichiro Takanashi3.
Abstract
We report an 86-year-old woman who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) and was receiving chemotherapy since the age of 82. A high echoic mass attached to the mitral valve was observed on transthoracic echocardiography 4 years after the treatment. The possibility of malignancy could not be ruled out, and hence, the mass was excised surgically. Pathologically, most of the mass consisted of calcified lesion without tumour tissue, and these findings were not inconsistent with calcified amorphous tumour (CAT). This case suggests that CAT may be associated with MM and has been reported after a thorough literature review. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.Entities:
Keywords: cardiovascular medicine; haematology (incl blood transfusion)
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32350053 PMCID: PMC7213708 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233679
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X