Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Heart
Authors: Mari Tomiyama
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Letters4 September 2007Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the HeartMari Tomiyama, MD, Satoshi Nakatani, MD, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, MD, Chikao Yutani, MD, and Masakazu Yamagishi, MDMari Tomiyama, MDFrom National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan., Satoshi Nakatani, MDFrom National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan., Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, MDFrom National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan., Chikao Yutani, MDFrom National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan., and Masakazu Yamagishi, MDFrom National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-147-5-200709040-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Primary inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart is a rare disease, and there is no consensus on the optimal approach.Objective: To describe a case of primary inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart successfully treated with corticosteroids.Case Report: A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with an asymptomatic mass lesion in the atrium of the heart. She had been on hemodialysis for over 10 years for chronic renal failure associated with polycystic kidney disease. One year before admission, echocardiography showed a cardiac mass that was thought to be a giant thrombus. The size of the mass gradually increased despite ...References1. Chou P, Gonzalez-Crussi F, Cole R, Reddy VB. Plasma cell granuloma of the heart. Cancer. 1988;62:1409-13. [PMID: 3416281] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Li L, Cerilli LA, Wick MR. Inflammatory pseudotumor (myofibroblastic tumor) of the heart. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2002;6:116-21. [PMID: 12004360] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Pearson PJ, Smithson WA, Driscoll DJ, Banks PM, Ehman RL. Inoperable plasma cell granuloma of the heart: spontaneous decrease in size during an 11-month period. Mayo Clin Proc. 1988;63:1022-5. [PMID: 3172851] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Jenkins PC, Dickison AE, Flanagan MF. Cardiac inflammatory pseudotumor: rapid appearance in an infant with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 1996;17:399-401. [PMID: 8781093] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Tian JT, Cheng LC, Yung TC. Multiple cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in the right ventricle in an infant. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006;82:1531-5. [PMID: 16996978] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCardiac Inflammatory Myofibroblastic TumorInflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Aortic Valves Causing Sudden Cardiac Death: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heartInflammatory Pseudotumor Arising from the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Causing Pulmonary StenosisAn Unusual Case of Transmural Calcifying Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the HeartUn caso excepcional de seudotumor inflamatorio calcificado transmural cardiacoInflammatory pseudotumor (inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor) of the mitral valve of the heartPseudoneoplastic Lesions: General ConsiderationsMyocardial Inflammatory Pseudotumor and Multiple Thromboses as a Manifestation of Behcet DiseaseInflammatory pseudotumor of the heart caused by Listeria monocytogenes infectionCardiac Valvular Inflammatory Pseudotumor 4 September 2007Volume 147, Issue 5Page: 351-352KeywordsCorticosteroid therapyEchocardiographyHeartInflammationLesionsPlasma cellsPositron emission tomographyRadionuclide imagingThoracic surgeryThrombosis ePublished: 4 September 2007 Issue Published: 4 September 2007 CopyrightCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...