Title of article :
Primary Atrial Lymphoma in a Patient with Dyspnea
Author/Authors :
Saeidi Saedi, H Assistant professor of Radiation - Oncology - Mashad University of Medical Sciences - Omid hospitals , Golmohammadi Zadeh, SH Assistant professor of cardiology - Mashhad Azad University of Medical Sciences , Hamedanchi, A Assistant professor of cardiology - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences - Ghaem hospitals , Mohammadian Roshan, N Assistant professor of Clinical Pathology - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences - Omid hospitals , Malek Zadeh, M Specialist of Radiation - Oncology - Yazd University of Medical Sciences - Omid hospitals , Esmaeely, E Cancer Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS)
Abstract :
Background: Primary cardiac lymphoma is extremely rare.
Case report: In this care report, we present the case of a 46-year-old man with
primary cardiac lymphoma involving left atrium and interatrial septum, presenting
as dyspnea palpitation and irregular heart beat. The diagnosis was obtained by
transthoracic echocardiography and surgical biopsy with subxiphoid approach which
revealed diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, CD 20+. After 8 courses of
chemotherapy, the patient achieved complete remission. After 4 months, however, he
developed exertional dyspnea. Right atrial recurrent lymphoma extension was
diagnosed. He is currently under external radiotherapy treatment.
Conclusion: patients with primary cardiac lymphoma have a very poor prognosis.
Keywords :
primary , atrial lymphoma , dyspnea
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
