title: Primary cardiac lymphoma in a patient with concomitant renal cancer.
abstract: Primary cardiac lymphoma is defined as non-Hodgkin lymphoma involving the heart and/or pericardium. It is a rare cancer that primarily affects the right heart and in particular the right atrium. By contrast, renal cell carcinoma is a relatively common cancer, which in rare circumstances can metastasize to the heart. It is now known that there is an association between non-Hodgkin lymphoma and renal cell carcinoma, although the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. The authors present a case of primary cardiac non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient with concomitant renal cell carcinoma and explore the possible reasons for this association.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal. Electronic address: davideseverino8@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Severino
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cátia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durão
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Luz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pitta
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leal
mesh_terms: D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008223:Lymphoma; D010496:Pericardium
keywords: Biópsia cardíaca; Derrame pericárdico; Echocardiography; Ecocardiografia; Heart biopsy; Linfoma primário do coração; Neoplasia renal; Pericardial effusion; Primary cardiac lymphoma; Renal cancer