title: The diagnosis of primary cardiac lymphoma by right heart catheterization and biopsy using fluoroscopic and transthoracic echocardiographic guidance.
abstract: We describe a case of primary cardiac lymphoma diagnosed by transvenous biopsy under fluoroscopic and transthoracic echocardiographic guidance. A 38-year-old man was admitted because of exertional dyspnea. ECG revealed complete atrioventricular block. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large mass attached to the interventricular septum and protruding into the right atrium. The patient underwent a right heart catheterization and a biopsy was taken from the mass using fluoroscopic and transthoracic echocardiographic guidance. Diagnosis of malignant lymphoma was established by the biopsy specimen. The use of transthoracic echo in conjunction with fluoroscopy may be useful for the diagnosis of intracardiac mass transvenously.
authors: Yigal
authors: Y
authors: Abramowitz
authors: Nurith
authors: N
authors: Hiller
authors: Gidon
authors: G
authors: Perlman
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Admon
authors: Ronen
authors: R
authors: Beeri
authors: Tova
authors: T
authors: Chajek-Shaul
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Leibowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome