title: Exudative pericarditis in the evolution of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
abstract: Cardiac involvement in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare occurrence with a dismal prognosis, which may evolve with different clinical presentations, the most frequent being heart failure. Diagnosis of cardiac involvement is generally made by cardiac ultrasound. We report a case of lymphomatous pericarditis in the evolution of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diagnosed by PET-CT scan, and occurring concomitantly with complete isotopic remission of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes following chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bagacean
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Hematology, Institute of Cancerology and Hematology, Teaching Hospital Brest, France.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tempescul
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Hematology, Institute of Cancerology and Hematology, Teaching Hospital Brest, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ianotto
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Hematology, Teaching Hospital Brest, France.
authors.forename: Veronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marion
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Oncology Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Mihnea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zdrenghea
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed