Cardiac Sarcoidosis Masked by Malignant Lymphoma.
There is an association between sarcoidosis and lymphoma, termed "sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome." Sarcoidosis is generally detected before lymphoma, but it could present after or even concurrently with the diagnosis of lymphoma. We describe a patient presenting with ventricular tachycardia and lymphadenopathy. A diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma was made histologically. The patient responded to treatment, but had persistent (18)F-fluoro-deoxyglucose uptake in the lymph nodes and heart on follow-up positron emission tomography. Second biopsies of lymph node and endomyocardial both confirmed sarcoidosis. This finding suggests that we should maintain a high degree of suspicion for cardiac sarcoidosis in lymphoma patients.
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashige
T
Tobita
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: hidetoshihattori1021@gmail.com.
Hidetoshi
H
Hattori
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Naoki
N
Serizawa
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsuyoshi
T
Suzuki
Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kenta
K
Uto
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsuru
M
Momose
Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kaori
K
Kameyama
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsuyoshi
T
Shiga
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinichiro
S
Okamoto
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuhisa
N
Hagiwara
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*