title: [Primary Burkitt lymphoma of the heart--diagnosis and therapy].
abstract: An 85-year-old patient suffered from progressive deterioration (NYHA III) for several months. Cardiac disease was suspected. Echocardiography as well as a CT scan of the heart revealed a heart tumor to be the cause. Tumor staging was negative. After transvenous biopsy, the diagnosis of a Burkitt lymphoma could be established. Due to the advanced age of the patient, the intended surgical therapy was turned down and the patient was treated with 6 courses of a potentially therapeutic chemotherapy (CHOP scheme), which was well tolerated by the patient. The following CT scan showed a complete remission of the tumor. Six months after chemotherapy the patient is in NYHA stage I.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie Universitätsklinik Münster Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48149 Münster, Germany. andreas.hoffmeier@thgms.uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffmeier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Semik
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mesters
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castrucci
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Fallenberg
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Primäres Burkitt-Lymphom des Herzens--Diagnose und Therapie.