| Literature DB >> 19351686 |
Izhar N Bagwan1, Saral Desai, Andrew Wotherspoon, Mary N Sheppard.
Abstract
Cardiac lymphomas are rare neoplasms and account for a minor proportion of primary cardiac malignancies. Secondary involvement of the heart and pericardium by systemic lymphoma is well documented, but primary lymphomas of heart and pericardium are extremely rare, accounting for approximately 2% of all primary cardiac tumours. Most cases are diagnosed at autopsy, but nowadays, with modern imaging technologies, early diagnosis and treatment is possible. Here, we present two unique incidental presentations of primary cardiac lymphomas (PCL), one in an atrial myxoma and other involving a valvular homograft and discuss the potential pitfalls and prognosis of this rare entity.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19351686 DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.204628
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285