Unusual origin and rare presentation of primary cardiac lymphoma

Article Article scientifique Rapport de cas Unusual origin and rare presentation of primary cardiac lymphoma eng 2011 author Mohamed Amir 720434 author Cherian Sanjay 720417 author El-Ashmawy Ahmed author Abdelmoneim Salah Eldin author Soliman Maher author Abu-Rayan Mohamed author Kalangos Afksendiyos 132614 415-417 21841872 0730-2347 http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/Education/THIJournal/index.cfm Non-Hodgkin lymphoblastic lymphomas are very uncommon tumors that rarely involve the heart; however, when they do, they typically cause cardiac symptoms. Herein, we describe the case of a young woman who presented with respiratory symptoms. These were caused by a high-grade lymphoblastic lymphoma, which originated in the left inferior pulmonary vein and extended into the left atrium. The tumor was surgically debulked, but it recurred in 1 month, and the patient underwent chemotherapy. Six months later, she had recurrent respiratory symptoms, and echocardiography revealed a persistent mass in the left lower lobar vein. A modified chemotherapy regimen led to complete resolution of the tumor within 2 months. We are unaware of other reports of a primary cardiac non-Hodgkin lymphoblastic lymphoma with this unusual site of origin and rare manifestation of symptoms. Adult Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Biopsy Cardiac Surgical Procedures Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Dyspnea/etiology Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Heart Atria/pathology Heart Neoplasms/complications/pathology/therapy Humans Neoplasm Invasiveness Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/complications/pathology/therapy Pulmonary Veins/pathology Treatment Outcome Vascular Neoplasms/complications/pathology/therapy Dewey 617 57 Département de chirurgie 222 false 80 Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire 105 Texas Heart Institute journal 38 4 cdf3342f-f47c-40cc-aa72-792e5bc64164 Article (Published version) Public 2011_mohamed_tex_heart_inst_j.pdf 375023 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

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