title: Primary bi-atrial Burkitt lymphoma with severe inflow impairment in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: We report herein a case of sporadic primary cardiac bi-atrial Burkitt lymphoma (BL) occurred in a 67-year-old white immunocompetent patient and presenting with signs and symptoms of severe bilateral atrioventricular inflow impairment. Extranodal BL involving the heart is rare and seldom recognized clinically. Delayed discovery contributes to significant mortality. In the case presented extended surgical excision and intensive combination chemotherapy regiments resulted in complete remission at 1 year.
authors.affiliation: University of Verona Medical School, Italy. fsant@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Innocente
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gilioli
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brunelli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzucco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012074:Remission Induction; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor