| Primary cardiac lymphoma: diagnostic tools and treatment challenges. | |
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PMID: 19921311 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare malignancy and the optimal treatment strategy remains uncertain. It appears to respond much better to systemic chemotherapy than to surgery and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cardiac tumours before definitive management is undertaken. We report a case of this rare disorder treated successfully with a combination of rituximab and cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine and prednisolone. The patient developed recurrent unstable ventricular tachycardia (VT) post-chemotherapy secondary to extensive scarring at the tumour site. The tumour as well as the post-treatment scarring is well illustrated by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging highlighting its usefulness in this setting. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was placed. This is only the second case in the literature of PCL to have an ICD placed for recurrent VT. A brief literature review is included. |
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R Bambury; F Gallagher; J D Dodd; D Fennelly |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-11-17 |
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Title: Irish journal of medical science Volume: 180 ISSN: 1863-4362 ISO Abbreviation: Ir J Med Sci Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-01-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806864 Medline TA: Ir J Med Sci Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 271-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medical Oncology, St Vincents University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland, richardbambury@hotmail.com. |
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