Relapsing B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia in an adult presenting as an infiltrative cardiac mass with tamponade.
We present a case of a 51-year-old man with a history of bone-marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia who returned 4 months later with cardiac tamponade. An echocardiogram showed a solid mass encasing the right ventricle (RV). Surgical biopsy of the mass revealed early relapse with lymphoblasts derived from B-cell precursors. We believe that this is the first description of relapsing B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as an intrathoracic mass with direct invasion of the adjacent cardiac structures causing tamponade physiology.
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University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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Sarah Sartini
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Mikel D
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D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography