title: Lymphoma with clinical presentation of a primary pericardial tumor.
abstract: Primary malignant cardiac tumors, particularly lymphoma, are rare entities. Cardiac involvement or metastization of the heart from neoplasia located elsewhere are more frequently found. We present the case of a 79-year-old patient admitted with heart failure symptoms with a 3-week evolution. Evaluation led to the identification of a cardiac tumor with unusual clinical presentation and with a rapid and fatal evolution. Pathologic analysis identified a B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Serviços de Cardiologia e Anatomia Patológica, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Portugal. ana_timoteo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ana Teresa
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Timóteo
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: Pedro Araújo
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trabulo
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ribeiras
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canada
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: José Aniceto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seabra-Gomes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium