Myocardial involvement in a patient with Burkitt's lymphoma mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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.
Bergler-Klein
Jutta
J
Department of Cardiology, University of Vienna, Austria. jutta.bergler@akh-wien.ac.at
Knoebl
Paul
P
Kos
Thomas
T
Streubel
Berthold
B
Becherer
Alexander
A
Schwarzinger
Ilse
I
Maurer
Gerald
G
Binder
Thomas
T
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