Primary malignant lymphoma of the right atrium resulting in superior vena caval syndrome in an HIV-positive patient: depiction at multislice computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
An HIV-positive 32-year-old male presenting with superior vena cava syndrome underwent multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which showed a large tumor in the right atrium, which extended to the superior vena cava. Pathologic examination revealed that the mass was consistent with B cell-type malignant lymphoma. The tumor size markedly decreased after the initiation of chemotherapy and patient recovery has been uneventful for 1 year.
Matsuo
Shinro
S
Department of Cardiovascular-Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga 520-2192, Japan. smatsuo@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Sato
Yuichi
Y
Miyamoto
Akashi
A
Nakae
Ichiro
I
Saeki
Michio
M
Hodohara
Keiko
K
Horie
Minoru
M
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone