title: Cardiac Involvement in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, an Incidental Large Atrial Mass: A Case Report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiac involvement as an initial presentation of malignant lymphoma has been a rare occurrence.
  
  
  METHODS
  We have reported a 78 year old man with complaint of abdominal pain and vomiting. In patients preoperative evaluation for surgical management of an intra-abdominal mass, a large intracardiac mass has found incidentally during the echocardiography. Pathologic biopsy of right atrial mass that has removed by open heart surgery shown: non Hodgkin-B cell lymphoma. Bone marrow biopsy was taken and was positive for lymphomatous involvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patient has treated by CHOP chemotherapy regiment successfully and after completion of treatment, there was complete response.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Amir
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Aledavood
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Emadi Torghabeh
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Fateme
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Homaee Shandiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Patholgy, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Memar
keywords: CHOP Regimen; Cardiac Mass; Echocardiography; Lymphoma