[Cardiac localization of non Hodgkin's lymphoma: a study on four cases].
BACKGROUND
Cardiac localization of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is rare and usually seen in the latest phase of the disease. However, its frequency is certainly under-estimated because 20% of patients who die of lymphoma have a heart involvement at autopsy.


METHODS
We report four cases of cardiac involvement of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with various revelation modalities. Features of cardiac lymphoma are multiple and not specific. Echocardiography can be helpful in finding cardiac localizations, which can involve every cardiac structure. Histological proof of such an involvement is sometimes difficult to obtain.


CONCLUSIONS
Prognosis of cardiac lymphoma remains poor despite the real progress in the treatment of lymphomas.
Mikdame
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Service de médecine A, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc. mikdamemed@yahoo.fr <mikdamemed@yahoo.fr>
Ennibi
K
K
Bahrouch
L
L
Benyass
A
A
Dreyfus
F
F
Toloune
F
F
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis