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  • Title: [Primary cardiac non-Hodgkin's lymphoma].
    Author: Yamaguchi Y, Dobashi N, Usui N, Kobayashi T, Nakamura T, Takasaki N, Kato A, Watanabe H, Saito T, Tajima N, Kuraishi Y.
    Journal: Rinsho Ketsueki; 1998 Apr; 39(4):297-301. PubMed ID: 9597897.
    Abstract:
    A 69-year-old man who initially presented with lumbago developed heart failure during an MRI scan on the day of admission. A chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly and bilateral pleural effusion. Echocardiogram and computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest revealed a large tumor mass encompassing the heart with much pericardial effusion was demonstrated. The cytology of the effusion obtained by pericardiocentesis was consistent with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diffuse large B cell type. As CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis were negative, he was considered to have primary cardiac lymphoma. Although he responded remarkably to therapy with vincristine, cyclophosphamide and prednisolone and, he developed acute respiratory failure on the seventh month after admission. Although incidence of primary cardiac lymphoma is very low, it is necessary to investigate the mechanism of this disease in order to establish appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
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