Primary lymphoma of the heart, diagnosed antemortem.
Primary cardiac lymphomas diagnosed antemortem are extremely rare. We present a case of primary cardiac lymphoma initially diagnosed antemortem by cytologic examination of pericardial effusion fluid. Echocardiography suggested the presence of a tumor localized at the right ventricular free wall. The cytologic examination of pericardial effusion was effective in establishing the correct antemortem diagnosis.
Yamada
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu.
Murata
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Fujioka
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Hamada
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Nakano
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D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology