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Calcifying fibrous tumour originating from the right cardiac ventricle in a child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2013

Ben Zhang ,
Weida Zhang  and
Xiaowu Wang
Ben Zhang*
Affiliation:
Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery of Liuhuaqiao Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Weida Zhang
Affiliation:
Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery of Liuhuaqiao Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Xiaowu Wang
Affiliation:
Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery of Liuhuaqiao Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
*
Correspondence to: Weida Zhang, Professor, Directior of Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery of Liuhuaqiao Hospital, 111 no. Liuhua Road, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Tel: 86-20-36654578; 86-13794439360; Fax: 86-20-36655908; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Calcifying fibrous tumour is a rare benign fibrous lesion. It is paucicellular, with fibroblasts, dense collagenisation, psammomatous and dystrophic calcification, and patchy lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates. Calcifying fibrous tumour was first described in subcutaneous and deep soft tissues, and has been reported all over the body. However, calcifying fibrous tumour originating from the heart is extremely rare. This article describes the case of a giant calcifying fibrous tumour arising from the right ventricle in a child, where the tumour was totally resected and no recurrence was observed during a 4-year follow-up period.

Keywords

Calcifying fibrous tumourcardiac tumoursurgical procedures
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 161 - 163
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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