A rare cause of dyspnea: Primary large B cell lymphoma causes giant cardiac mass

Cardiac lymphoma (CL) is a rare and life‐threatening clinical condition. Most cases are diagnosed late period. Although the definitive diagnosis is made by biopsy, a biopsy could not be performed in most cardiac masses due to the high mortality rate and therefore the exact incidence is not known. In...

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Veröffentlicht in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1370-1372
Hauptverfasser: Aksu, Uğur, Korucu, Cem, Atilgan, Kivanç, Aybek, Tayfun, Gökaslan, Çiğdem Özer, Aksu, Derya, Özdemir, Çiğdem
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Zusammenfassung:Cardiac lymphoma (CL) is a rare and life‐threatening clinical condition. Most cases are diagnosed late period. Although the definitive diagnosis is made by biopsy, a biopsy could not be performed in most cardiac masses due to the high mortality rate and therefore the exact incidence is not known. In this case report, we present a case of giant CL filling both the pericardial area and right heart cavities and treated with surgical resection in a previously healthy male patient who presented with symptoms of heart failure.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/echo.15459