Recurrence of B-cell lymphoma within an implantable cardioverter defibrillator wound scar.
A 79-year-old man presented with relapse of non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma within the scar from his implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation. The ICD was re-sited before he proceeded to chest wall radiotherapy, which resulted in complete remission of the lymphoma. This is the first reported case of lymphoma recurrence within an ICD wound scar.
Nayar
Vikrant
V
Department of Cardiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road Box 263, Ward K2, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. vikrantnayar@nhs.net
Wright
Penny
P
Pugh
Peter J
PJ
D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome