title: Huge mediastinal mass surrounding the heart.
abstract: The clinical presentation of oncological malignancies may vary widely. Herein, we present a patient with a huge mediastinal mass surrounding the heart, which caused the right ventricle to collapse. The mass was diagnosed as T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Treatment consisted of intrathecal prednisone, ARA-C, methotrexate, and the CHOP chemotherapy regimen. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed disappearance of the paracardiac mass in front of the right ventricle at the 2-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye/Ankara, Turkey. dru_canpolat@yahoo.com
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Canpolat
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sunman
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aytemir
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone