Primary cardiac lymphoma diagnosed by percutaneous needle biopsy.
We diagnosed a case of primary cardiac lymphoma using transthoracic needle biopsy. A 70-year-old man was admitted because of dyspnea. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor mass in the right ventricular free wall. We performed ultrasound guided transthoracic needle biopsy using an 18-G needle, and diagnosed as malignant lymphoma by the biopsy specimen. This method may be useful for the diagnosis of cardiac lymphoma.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kurobe Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
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D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014465:Ultrasonics