Primary Cardiac Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting with Abdominal Pain. (6th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tzachanis, Dimitrios; Dewar, Rajan; Luptakova, Katarina; Chang, James D.; Joyce, Robin M.
• Other Names: Kyrtsonis Marie-Christine Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in hematology. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-11-06
• Subjects: Hematology -- Periodicals; Hematology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Blood -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Hematology; Hematologic Diseases; Blood -- Diseases; Hematology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 616.15
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/687598
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6560

Abstract

Abstract : We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman with primary Burkitt lymphoma of the heart who presented with abdominal bloating and epigastric discomfort secondary to tamponade physiology caused by a large pericardial effusion. The pericardial fluid contained a large number of highly atypical lymphocytes with moderate basophilic cytoplasm, rare punched-out vacuoles, a vesicular nuclear chromatin, large nucleolus, and marginated chromatin that by FISH were positive for the 8;14 translocation. She had no other sites of disease. She was treated with four alternating cycles of modified CODOX-M and IVAC in combination with rituximab and remains in remission more than 5 years since diagnosis.