Primary cardiac lymphomas may present under different phenotypes. (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sromicki, Juri; Rodriguez, Hector; Reser, Diana; Van Hemelrijck, Mathias; Maisano, Francesco; Mestres, Carlos-A
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 28:Number 3(2020)
• Page Start: 168
• Page End: 171
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: Heart neoplasms -- lymphoma -- B-cell -- non-Hodgkin; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492319900597
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

Primary cardiac neoplasms are uncommon and often present with nonspecific cardiac symptoms. Proper treatment can only be initiated after histological analysis of a surgical specimen. Two cases of primary cardiac lymphoma with various clinical presentations and different growth patterns are presented here.