title: Primary cardiac lymphoma complicated by cardiogenic shock: successful treatment with chemotherapy delivered under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
abstract: Primary cardiac lymphomas (PCLs) are rare in immunocompetent patients. Their clinical presentation is highly variable and in case of cardiogenic shock, death is often inevitable with a diagnosis made post-mortem. We report the case of a 65-year old immunocompetent man with cardiogenic shock requiring emergent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Soon after, a diagnosis of PCL was given and chemotherapy was delivered under ECMO support. The patient was progressively weaned from the mechanical support. Six months later, he had fully recovered.
authors: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France geraldine.allain@chu-poitiers.fr.
authors: Géraldine
authors: G
authors: Allain
authors: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
authors: Jamil
authors: J
authors: Hajj-Chahine
authors: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
authors: Corentin
authors: C
authors: Lacroix
authors: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Jayle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Heart failure; Primary cardiac lymphoma