title: Multimodality imaging in the assessment of cardiac lymphoma presented as new-onset atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Cardiac involvement by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is not uncommon, however rarely diagnosed during life due to nonspecific clinical presentation. We report a case of secondary cardiac lymphoma in patient who presented with new-onset atrial fibrillation. Cardiac lymphoma was in a form of bulky right atrial mass, infiltrating the atrial septum and cavo-atrial junction with concomitant mild pericardial effusion. In the present case, we illustrate complementary role of transthoracic, transesophageal echocardiography and multislice CT scan with three-dimensional reconstruction, in detection and evaluation of secondary cardiac tumor. Usefulness of echocardiography to follow up the effects of chemotherapy is also shown.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Ul. Koste Todorovica 8, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. danijelatrif@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Danijela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trifunovic
authors.forename: Bosiljka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vujisic-Tesic
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vuckovic
authors.forename: Miodrag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ostojic
authors.forename: Arsen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ristic
authors.forename: Andrija
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogdanovic
authors.forename: Biljana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mihaljevic
authors.forename: Bosko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Andjelic
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perunicic-Jovanovic
authors.forename: Zelimir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Antonic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male