Korean Circ J.
2004 Aug;34(8):808-812. 10.4070/kcj.2004.34.8.808.
A Case of Primary Cardiac Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea.
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- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2004.34.8.808
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.
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