Successful surgical resection and reconstruction for a huge primary cardiac lymphoma filling the right heart. Issue 1 (30th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Taguchi, Takura; Fukushima, Satsuki; Yajima, Shin; Saito, Tetsuya; Kawamoto, Naonori; Tadokoro, Naoki; Kakuta, Takashi; Fujita, Tomoyuki
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 36:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 342
• Page End: 344
• Publication Date: 2020-10-30
• Subjects: cardiac lymphoma -- cardiac tumor -- malignant lymphoma -- primary cardiac lymphoma; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15152
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

Abstract: Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is rare, with a frequency of 1.0%–1.6% among cardiac malignant tumors. Chemotherapy is often selected as a first‐line treatment for PCL. However, when the tumor causes heart failure or life‐threatening hemodynamic collapse, antecedent urgent surgery is required. We herein report a successful case of complete tumor resection and reconstruction of the right atrium and right ventricle using a bovine pericardial patch combined with tricuspid valve replacement in a patient with a huge PCL filling the right heart that manifested as tricuspid valve stenosis and subsequent heart failure.