Malignant lymphoma with diffuse cardiac involvement and pulmonary stenosis

A rare cause of dyspnea: Primary large B cell lymphoma causes giant cardiac mass

“…However, in our case, the immune deficiency was not present as in their case. In the case report of Alimi et al., the diagnosis of pulmonary stenosis and cardiac lymphoma causing pericardial effusion was made by pericardiocentesis at the age of 18 8 . Similar to our case, the patient presented with shortness of breath.…”

“…It has been suggested that the drainage of the lymphatic system into the inferior vena cava and right atrium may be a factor that facilitates the invasion of lymphatic cells into the right atrium and ventricle. 2,5,8 Chen et al diagnosed primary B-cell lymphoma in a patient who presented with paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia and AV block and suggested that lymphoma should be suspected in cases of masses in more than one cardiac cavity. 9 In our study, there was both a tumor in the right heart cavities and an effusion in the pericardial area.…”

“…The right atrium was found to be the most common site of invasion in lymphomas. It has been suggested that the drainage of the lymphatic system into the inferior vena cava and right atrium may be a factor that facilitates the invasion of lymphatic cells into the right atrium and ventricle 2,5,8 …”

Pediatric Cardiac Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

“…The English literature on all pediatric cardiac LBL has been reviewed and we found a total of 8 case reports reported. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Most of the cardiac LBLs were of B-cell origin (Table 1) and occurred in the right atrium, with equal proportions of primary and secondary. Most of the patients received ALL-based chemotherapy, and the majority (75%) of the patients were still alive at the time of the report with a median follow-up of 12 months, indicating that pediatric cardiac LBL responds well to chemotherapy.…”

“…The English literature on all pediatric cardiac LBL has been reviewed and we found a total of 8 case reports reported 9–16 . Most of the cardiac LBLs were of B-cell origin (Table 1) and occurred in the right atrium, with equal proportions of primary and secondary.…”