title: Primary Cardiac Lymphoma in an Immunocompetent 71-Year-Old Man.
abstract: Isolated cardiac lymphomas are very rare, especially in immunocompetent patients. As a consequence, little is known about the best therapeutic management and about patients' outcomes in these cases. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most frequent subtype; anthracycline-based chemotherapy has been the most successful treatment. We describe the case of a primary cardiac lymphoma in an immunocompetent 71-year-old man. As of December 2015, the patient had been in clinical remission for 2 years. The most relevant literature on primary cardiac lymphoma is reported and discussed.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montanaro
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Loiacono
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fragasso
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Cobelli
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foppoli
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Margonato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012074:Remission Induction; D000069283:Rituximab; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; C571759:R-CHOP protocol; D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone
keywords: Biopsy, endomyocardial; cyclophosphamide; etoposide; heart neoplasms/therapy; immunocompetence; lymphoma, large B-cell, diffuse/diagnosis/drug therapy; lymphoma, non-Hodgkin/drug therapy; prednisone; rituximab; vincristine