One-year follow-up of a patient with reversible tricuspid valve stenosis due to lymphomatic mass into the right atrioventricular wall.
We present the case of a 66-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who was admitted to the hospital complaining of chest discomfort and shortness of breath on exertion. The echocardiogram revealed a severe pericardial effusion and a large echogenic mass that infiltrated the lateral wall of the right atrium and ventricle and created a moderate tricuspid valve stenosis. B cell intracardiac non-Hodgkin lymphoma/CLL was diagnosed, and the patient was treated with six courses of CHOP chemotherapy. After the third course, the mass disappeared and the patient's general condition was substantially improved.
Chrissos
Dimitrios
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State Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece. dimchrissos@hotmail.com
Kalmantis
Themistocles
T
Belegrati
Maria
M
Katsaros
Andreas
A
Tapanlis
Efstratios
E
Katsimichas
Alexandros
A
Triantafillou
Georgios
G
Kallikazaros
Ioannis
I
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone