Multimodality imaging in the assessment of cardiac lymphoma presented as new-onset atrial fibrillation.
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.
Trifunovic
Danijela
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Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Ul. Koste Todorovica 8, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. danijelatrif@yahoo.com
Vujisic-Tesic
Bosiljka
B
Vuckovic
Maja
M
Ostojic
Miodrag
M
Ristic
Arsen
A
Bogdanovic
Andrija
A
Mihaljevic
Biljana
B
Andjelic
Bosko
B
Perunicic-Jovanovic
Maja
M
Antonic
Zelimir
Z
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