Calcified Amorphous Tumor-Induced Acute Cerebral Infarction

A Case Report and Histopathologic Comparison of Calcified Amorphous Tumor and Mitral Annular Calcification

Abstract

We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who was admitted for acute cerebral infarction linked to a cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) and related mitral annular calcification (MAC). The cardiac mass was removed, and mitral valve replacement surgery was performed. Pathological examination revealed an amorphous accumulation of degenerating material within both lesions, indicating that build-up of calcium along the mitral annulus and subsequent rupture of the fibrotic tissue may be involved in the initiation and progression of CAT.