title: Myocardial involvement in a patient with Burkitt's lymphoma mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Burkitt's lymphoma is a highly aggressive type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma frequently associated with extranodal or abdominal manifestations. We report the case of a young woman with generalized Burkitt's lymphoma, initially presenting with signs and symptoms of central nervous system involvement. Myocardial infiltration mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was detected with electrocardiogram, echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomographic scintigraphy with F-18 desoxy-glucose. These abnormalities resolved after high-intensity chemotherapy with a modified B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Vienna, Austria. jutta.bergler@akh-wien.ac.at
authors.forename: Jutta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergler-Klein
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knoebl
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kos
authors.forename: Berthold
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Streubel
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Becherer
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schwarzinger
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Binder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography