A rare cause of constrictive pericarditis: Primary cardiac lymphoma

Primary cardiac lymphoma

“…Pleural effusions [11,25,28,32,36,45,46] and pulmonary venous congestion [12,26,29,36,42] can also be observed. However, chest X-ray may be normal in many cases [10,18].…”

“…The chest X-ray can show an enlarged heart in most cases [2,6,8,[10][11][12]25,26,[28][29][30][34][35][36][37]42,43], specifically the right atrium [44]. Pleural effusions [11,25,28,32,36,45,46] and pulmonary venous congestion [12,26,29,36,42] can also be observed.…”

“…Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and/or C-reactive protein (CRP) can be elevated [8,10,11,27,29,39]. Information regarding lactate dehydrogenase levels is controversial because some authors have detected increased serum levels [2,6,8,10,11,14,[25][26][27][28]36,39,40,[46][47][48], but others did not [10,13].…”

“…An elevated serum concentration of soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sILR) has been found in some cases [6,26,48]. A markedly elevated brain natriuretic peptide level has also been reported in one case [29]. Increased serum levels of β2-microglobulin, thymidine kinase, cancer antigen (CA) 134, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and tissue polipeptide antigen (TPA) have been reported in a patient with PCL [11].…”

Heart in the heart: Dual faced primary cardiac lymphoma on PET–CT

“…Primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare and often fatal malignancy with variable clinical presentation including heart failure, superior vena cava syndrome, and pericardial effusion [1,2]. Its diagnosis is challenging in a patient with intracardiac mass.…”