Cardiac lymphoma

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Primary cardiac lymphoma.

Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) has rarely been reported in Chinese populations. PCL mostly occurs in the right atrium. The clinical manifestations may be variable and are attributed to its location, the presence of congestive heart failure, pericardial effusion, arrhythmia, and cardiomegaly. The prognosis is usually poor because it is usually found too late and therefore, clinicians should be a...

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Cardiac Lymphoma: After the Hurricane

A 71‐year‐old male patient with symptoms and signs of right heart failure was presented. Echocardiographic examination revealed a large tumor mass infiltrating predominantly the right atrium (RA), tricuspid valve, and the right ventricle [Figure 1]. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) showed the involvement of the right atrial and right ventricular free wall as well as the interatrial septum and ...

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Primary cardiac B cell lymphoma

Primary tumors of the heart are very uncommon and approximately 25% of them are malign. Primary cardiac lymphomas account for approximately 4% of the primary cardiac tumors. Both Band T-cell lymphomas have been reported. We report the case of a 75-year-old male who was referred to our hospital complaining of fatigue, dyspnea and swelling in the abdomen. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a...

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bi-atrial primary cardiac lymphoma: a rare entity

primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare disease which mainly found in elderly men. it is usually a b-cell non-hodgkin’s lymphoma which primarily located in the heart and may involve the pericardium. the common presentations include massive pericardial effusion and heart failure. clinical diagnosis is often delayed in these patients and prognosis is dismal. we report a case of a 70-year-old man prese...

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[Primary cardiac lymphoma: diagnosis by transjugular biopsy].

Primary cardiac lymphoma, defined as a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma involving only the heart and pericardium, is an extremely rare malignancy. It should be suspected in patients with a heart mass and heart failure, unexplained refractory pericardial effusion or rhythm disturbances. Transvenous intracardiac tumor biopsy under fluoroscopic or transesophageal echocardiographic guidance, is a minimally i...

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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal

سال: 2006

ISSN: 1522-9645,0195-668X

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi593