Malignant lymphoma with primary cardiac manifestations: a case report.
This case report describes a 29-year-old black patient presenting with right heart failure secondary to massive lymphomatous cardiac involvement. Additional sites of involvement included mesenteric lymph nodes and the small bowel. Malignant lymphoma with primary cardiac manifestations is very rare and follows an aggressive course. The importance of early diagnosis and commencement of immediate therapy is emphasized.
Stein
M
M
Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Republic of South Africa.
Zyssman
I
I
Kantor
A
A
Spencer
D
D
Lewis
D
D
Bezwoda
W
W
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male