B-Cell lymphoproliferative disorder of an ICD pocket: a diagnostic puzzle in an immunosuppressed patient.
We present a case of a patient with lymphoma in an ICD pocket in the setting of posttransplant immune suppression. Infection of the ICD system was suspected and the correct diagnosis was established by biopsy.
Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jan
J
Nemec
Steven H
SH
Swerdlow
Raveen
R
Bazaz
Samir F
SF
Saba
Ala A
AA
Shalaby
D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male