title: A 75-Year-Old Female with Dyspnea: An Unusual Presentation of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
abstract: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a common variant of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It usually presents as a rapidly enlarging mass. Numerous presentations involving the gastrointestinal tract, bone, and the central nervous system have been reported in the past including both primary and secondary involvement of organs. A 75-year-old lady was found to have a pericardial effusion while being evaluated for shortness of breath. A therapeutic pericardial tap was positive for pan-B cell markers. The patient's detailed radiological studies failed to show a primary tumor. We report this unusual presentation of DLBCL as a pericardial effusion without a primary source in a patient with mild shortness of breath.
authors: Internal Medicine, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors: Syed Daniyal
authors: SD
authors: Asad
authors: Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
authors: Osama
authors: O
authors: Mukarram
authors: Graduate Medical Education, Florida Hospital-Orlando.
authors: Khalid
authors: K
authors: Abusaada
keywords: diffuse large b cell lymphoma; dyspnea; non-hodgkin’s lymphoma; pericardial effusion; tuberculosis