title: [Heart rupture at the right atrial level as the first manifestation of malignant lymphoma].
abstract: Primary heart lymphoma is an extremely rare condition and metastatic lymphomas constitute 9% of the total heart metastases. In most cases the lymphomatous involvement of the heart and/or pericardium is seen only at autopsy. It is unlikely that cardiac manifestations are the initial presentation of malignant lymphoma. We report a case of malignant lymphoma presenting with cardiac tamponade secondary to right atrial rupture.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile, Rovereto, TN.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menotti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Imperadore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelosi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Disertori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004630:Emergencies; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Rottura di cuore a livello atriale destro come prima manifestazione clinica di linfoma maligno.