Korean Circ J. 2004 Aug;34(8):808-812. English.
Published online Aug 31, 2004.
https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2004.34.8.808
Published online Aug 31, 2004.
https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2004.34.8.808
Copyright © 2004 The Korean Society of Circulation
Case Report
A Case of Primary Cardiac Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Ji Young Kim,
Chang Min Woo,
Jun Yup Lee,
Jin Bae Lee,
Jae Kean Ryu,
Ji Yong Choi,
Sung Gug Chang,
Jin Hyang Shin,
Wanv Suk Lee,
Jung Hyun Seo
and Young Sup Kim
Abstract
Although 25 to 36% of systemic lymphoma patients develop cardiac involvement, a primary lymphoma involving only the heart or pericardium is much less common. We detected an intracavitary mass in the right atrium and right ventricle in a 73-year-old man with dyspnea on exertion and generalized edema using transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. A thoracotomy was performed due to a possible cardiac tamponade, and a myocardial biopsy showed a malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the diffuse large B cell type. We report a rare case of a primary cardiac lymphoma detected using a transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in patient presenting with a massive pericardial effusion.
Keywords
Heart neoplasms; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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