A Case of Primary Cardiac Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 808-812, 2004.
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in Ko
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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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Main subject:
Pericardial Effusion
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Pericardium
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Biopsy
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
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Thoracotomy
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Cardiac Tamponade
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Dyspnea
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Edema
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Heart
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2004
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Article