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Multimodal imaging evaluation of a primary cardiac lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient.

ABSTRACT: Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare extranodal lymphoma that involves only the heart and/or pericardium. It is fatal in the absence of a prompt diagnosis and adequate therapy. Here, we report an immunocompetent 55-year-old Chinese man with palpitations and occasional chest distress for 1 month. Multimodal imaging work-up showed a tumor infiltrated into the myocardium, which greatly contribute to a timely pathology diagnosis of PCL.

SUBMITTER: Wang S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585775 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multimodal imaging evaluation of a primary cardiac lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient.

Wang Shuyuan S Li Meng M Zhang Li L Xie Mingxing M

Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 20181012 12

Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare extranodal lymphoma that involves only the heart and/or pericardium. It is fatal in the absence of a prompt diagnosis and adequate therapy. Here, we report an immunocompetent 55-year-old Chinese man with palpitations and occasional chest distress for 1 month. Multimodal imaging work-up showed a tumor infiltrated into the myocardium, which greatly contribute to a timely pathology diagnosis of PCL. ...[more]

PMID: 30315591

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Multimodal imaging evaluation of a primary cardiac lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient.

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Multimodal imaging evaluation of a primary cardiac lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient.

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