Approach to An Unusual Cardiac Mass: Mitral Annulus Caseoma

Abstract Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is known to be a rare variant of mitral annulus calcification, a chronic and degenerative process of the mitral valve fibrous ring. It usually carries a benign prognosis. The following case demonstrates a huge mitral annulus caseoma that co...

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Main Authors: Arda Aybars Pala, Hasan Iner, Murat Abdulhamit Ercisli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382019005007104&lng=en&tlng=en