title: A rare case of primary cardiac lymphoma.
abstract: A 71-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and tachycardia along with systemic symptoms of weight loss and lethargy. A pulmonary embolus was the initial suspected diagnosis but through extensive investigations a rarer cause of his symptoms was identified. This case demonstrates the importance of cardiac imaging in the assessment and non-invasive tissue characterisation of a suspected cardiac tumour; in our case, this was subsequently confirmed by careful histological/immunocytochemical evaluation of the pericardial effusion as a primary cardiac B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, thus enabling appropriate management leading to an excellent clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Ayisha Mehtab
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khan-Kheil
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Hanif Muhammad
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Dhakshinamurthy Vijay
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Prithwish
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D053609:Lethargy / Q000209:etiology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone; D012074:Remission Induction; D000069283:Rituximab / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone