• Internal medicine · Jul 2021

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    A Case of Cerebral Embolism Associated with Calcified Amorphous Tumor: A Review of Cerebral Infarction Cases.

    • Yamato Nishiguchi, Hirofumi Matsuyama, Akihiro Shindo, Keita Matsuura, Atsushi Niwa, Yumi Hirota, Tomoyuki Fukuma, Hisato Ito, Yuji Kozuka, and Hidekazu Tomimoto.
    • Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
    • Intern. Med. 2021 Jul 15; 60 (14): 2315-2319.

    AbstractCalcified amorphous tumor (CAT) is a non-neoplastic tumor composed of calcified nodules consisting of amorphous fibrous material, and it may eventually cause cerebral infarction (CI). We experienced a 67-year-old woman with CAT who had recurrent CI. After excision of the CAT, the CI did not show recurrence. A review of previous papers on CI due to CAT in Pubmed revealed that 7 of 13 studies originated in Japan and that CI can occur even with small CAT. Surgical treatment is recommended to prevent CI recurrence, especially when CAT is accompanied by mitral annular calcification or has marked mobility.

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