Heart involvement in lymphomas. The value of magnetic resonance imaging and two-dimensional echocardiography at disease presentation

Tesoro-Tess, J. D.; Balzarini, Luca; Ceglia, E.; Musumeci, R; Biasi, Salvatore; Matarazzo, C; Piotti, Patrizia

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19931015)72:8<2484::aid-cncr2820720828>3.0.co;2-w

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“…The high sensitivity and specificity of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as multidetector CT, are helpful in making the diagnosis. [8,9] It is not always possible to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions based on a histopathological examination of specimens obtained through a fine-needle aspiration biopsy. The tissue sample must be of adequate size, and in addition to a classic histological examination, cytogenetic, immune analysis, and immunophenotypic examination should be also performed.…”

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Mediastinal Mass Invading the Right Ventricle

Doğan¹

2018

South Clin Ist Euras

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Mediastinal Mass Invading the Right Ventricle

Doğan¹

2018

South Clin Ist Euras

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“…This has been felt to be partly due to the early detection of the tumour in these cases together with the use of aggressive multi‐modal therapy. The value of serial two‐dimensional echocardiography as well as MRI in the detection and diagnosis of a cardiac mass of uncertain origin should not be underestimated (12). The use of appropriate diagnostic procedures (such or pericardial aspirates or trans/intra‐thoracic biopsies) to obtain a tissue diagnosis is equally important.…”

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Cardiac presentation of ALK positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Lim

Grace

Salisbury

et al. 2005

European J of Haematology

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Cardiac involvement as an initial presentation of malignant lymphoma is a rare occurrence. We report the case of an immunocompetent 29-year-old male who presented with syncope and arrythmias secondary to a ventricular cardiac mass. Transcutaneous cardiac biopsy was non-diagnostic, therefore an open cardiac biopsy was performed from which a provisional diagnosis of a cardiac inflammatory pseudotumour was made. Six months after presentation, he developed several subcutaneous lesions with systemic symptoms. Histological and immunophenotypic review of the initial cardiac biopsy revealed features consistent with a diagnosis of CD30, ALK1 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). Despite intensive treatment with combination chemotherapy, there was significant progression of disease, and he died 11 months after diagnosis. The overall prognosis of cardiac lymphoma remains poor, which may be due to the often late presentation of the tumour. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a cardiac ALK positive ALCL. Although rare, cardiac presentation of ALCL should be added to the list of differential diagnoses of cardiac lymphomas.

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“…If necessary, these images can be acquired over several separate breath-hold acquisitions. Tesoro-Tess and colleagues studied 36 patients with lymphoma and noted that cardiac involvement was common, occurring in 64% of patients, and was more frequently noted on CMR than on echocardiography, emphasizing the importance of high resolution anatomic imaging (184).…”

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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Primary Tumors of the Heart: A Review

Fieno¹,

Saouaf²,

Thomson³

et al. 2006

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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Overall, the prevalence of primary cardiac neoplasms is approximately 0.3% and these masses should be distinguished from the myriad of other primary and secondary processes that can occur in the heart. Tumors within, attached to, or near the heart can cause direct cardiac damage, can result in thrombus formation, can compromise blood flow and can embolize distally. Hence, proper diagnosis is clinically important. It has been suggested that cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a useful tool for diagnosing and characterizing cardiac tumors. In this report, we present a case example of a patient with a large, mobile right atrial myxoma imaged by CMR with results of histopathologic analysis after excision. We also demonstrate the utilization of CMR for characterization of cardiac lesions, review the basic characteristics of primary cardiac neoplasms, provide an overview of published cases describing use of CMR, and give suggested guidelines for imaging of cardiac masses with emphasis on diagnosis of cardiac tumors. CMR is an important technique for diagnosing and characterizing cardiac tumors.

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Heart involvement in lymphomas. The value of magnetic resonance imaging and two-dimensional echocardiography at disease presentation

Cited by 31 publications

References 14 publications

Mediastinal Mass Invading the Right Ventricle

Mediastinal Mass Invading the Right Ventricle

Cardiac presentation of ALK positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Primary Tumors of the Heart: A Review

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