title: B-cell lymphoma of the heart: A rare diagnosis.
abstract: We present a case of a primary cardiac lymphoma in a 60-year-old woman. The clinical presentation was non-specific and the diagnosis was suggested by its appearance on multidetector computed tomography. The final diagnosis was achieved by histopathological study and was corroborated by a decrease in tumor volume after targeted chemotherapy. A brief review of the appearance of primary cardiac lymphomas in imaging studies is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal; Department of Radiology, UZ Leuven, Luven, Belgium. Electronic address: antoniopmatos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: António P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UZ Leuven, Luven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doulaptsis
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UZ Leuven, Luven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bogaert
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy
keywords: Cardiac tumor; Computed tomography; Coração; Heart; Linfoma; Lymphoma; Neoplasia; Neoplasm; Tomografia computorizada; Tumor cardíaco