title: Heart lymphoma 6 years after a prosthetic ascending aorta replacement: related or unrelated?
abstract: An highly malignant B-cell lymphoma developed acutely 6 years after replacement of the aortic root with a Dacron prosthesis, involving the heart and the adjacent mediastinum. Rapid clinical deterioration and absence of early histological confirmation led to exploratory unsuccessful surgery. This case illustrates the rapid evolution of some of these tumours and raises again the hypothesis of the carcinogenic potential of Dacron material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Namur General Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Namur, 185 Avenue Albert 1, 5000 Namur, Belgium.
authors.forename: A Hashemi
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Afrapoli
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Brunet
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Marnette
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates