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Microcalcification Present in Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Tissue

MedGen UID:
313432
•Concept ID:
C1709018
•
Finding

Definition

A finding of microcalcifications located within neoplastic tissue, and in tissues without neoplasm. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMicrocalcification Present in Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Tissue

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A Rare Case of Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumor: Multi-Modality Imaging Evaluation.
Xu F, Xiao Z, Peng L, Qin C, Yang G, Gu J, Zuo Y
Am J Case Rep 2018 Feb 27;19:214-217. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.907641. PMID: 29483487Free PMC Article
Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart with mitral annular calcification: a case report.
Nakamaru R, Oe H, Iwakura K, Masai T, Fujii K
J Med Case Rep 2017 Jul 18;11(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1337-9. PMID: 28720119Free PMC Article
Morphometric analysis of epithelial components and dentinoid formation in non-neoplastic calcifying odontogenic cyst.
Ng KH, Siar CH
J Nihon Univ Sch Dent 1995 Sep;37(3):156-62. doi: 10.2334/josnusd1959.37.156. PMID: 7490609

Diagnosis

The First Report of Calcified Amorphous Tumor Associated with Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Okazaki A, Oyama Y, Hosokawa N, Ban H, Miyaji Y, Moody S
Am J Case Rep 2020 May 6;21:e922960. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.922960. PMID: 32374721Free PMC Article
A Rare Case of Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumor: Multi-Modality Imaging Evaluation.
Xu F, Xiao Z, Peng L, Qin C, Yang G, Gu J, Zuo Y
Am J Case Rep 2018 Feb 27;19:214-217. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.907641. PMID: 29483487Free PMC Article
Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart with mitral annular calcification: a case report.
Nakamaru R, Oe H, Iwakura K, Masai T, Fujii K
J Med Case Rep 2017 Jul 18;11(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1337-9. PMID: 28720119Free PMC Article
Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart: case report and review of the literature.
Choi EK, Ro JY, Ayala AG
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2014 Jan-Mar;10(1):38-40. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-10-1-38. PMID: 24932362Free PMC Article
Osteoma cutis: cutaneous ossification with oral manifestations.
Farhood VW, Steed DL, Krolls SO
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1978 Jan;45(1):98-103. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(78)90230-x. PMID: 271296

Therapy

Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumors in a Patient with Hemodialysis for Diabetic Nephropathy.
Yoshimura S, Kawano H, Minami T, Tsuneto A, Nakata T, Koga S, Ikeda S, Hayashi T, Maemura K
Intern Med 2017 Nov 15;56(22):3057-3060. Epub 2017 Sep 25 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9057-17. PMID: 28943588Free PMC Article
Hypercementosis and odontogenic epithelial hyperplasia associated with a tooth root remnant mimicking a neoplasm. A case report.
Zustin J, Friedrich RE
In Vivo 2010 Jul-Aug;24(4):571-4. PMID: 20668326

Prognosis

A Rare Case of Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumor: Multi-Modality Imaging Evaluation.
Xu F, Xiao Z, Peng L, Qin C, Yang G, Gu J, Zuo Y
Am J Case Rep 2018 Feb 27;19:214-217. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.907641. PMID: 29483487Free PMC Article
Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart: case report and review of the literature.
Choi EK, Ro JY, Ayala AG
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2014 Jan-Mar;10(1):38-40. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-10-1-38. PMID: 24932362Free PMC Article
Disorders of tumoral calcification of the spine: illustrative case study and review of the literature.
Carlson AP, Yonas HM, Turner PT
J Spinal Disord Tech 2007 Feb;20(1):97-103. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211278.83647.9e. PMID: 17285062

Clinical prediction guides

Calcified amorphous tumor of the heart: case report and review of the literature.
Choi EK, Ro JY, Ayala AG
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2014 Jan-Mar;10(1):38-40. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-10-1-38. PMID: 24932362Free PMC Article

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