Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 114-116, March 2009

Cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: Evaluation with dual-source CT

Diagnostic Centre, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom CB23 3RE

Received 5 December 2008; accepted 30 January 2009. published online 06 February 2009.

Abstract 

We present a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor that was evaluated with retrospectively gated dual-source cardiac CT. Imaging features included a broad-based attachment, lobulated contour, and patchy areas of contrast medium enhancement that persisted on delayed imaging. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an extremely rare slow-growing but locally invasive neoplasm. Cardiac CT has an emerging role in the evaluation of cardiac masses, permitting detailed assessment of lesion extent and relationships. Delayed-enhancement imaging can help with tissue characterization.

Keywords: Cardiac CT, Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

 Supplementary material for this article may be found at http://www.CardiacCTjournal.com.

PII: S1934-5925(09)00076-8

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2009.01.004

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 114-116, March 2009

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