title: One-year follow-up of a patient with reversible tricuspid valve stenosis due to lymphomatic mass into the right atrioventricular wall.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: State Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece. dimchrissos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chrissos
authors.forename: Themistocles
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kalmantis
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belegrati
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katsaros
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tapanlis
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katsimichas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Triantafillou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone