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World J Cardiol. Sep 26, 2013; 5(9): 364-368
Published online Sep 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i9.364
Published online Sep 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i9.364
Ref. | Age/sex | Symptoms | Type of lymphoma | Localization in heart | Diagnostic tools | Therapy and evolution |
Wiernik et al[12] | 42/M | Ureteral obstruction Acute myocardial infarction Heart failure | Lymphocytic lymphoma | Gross infiltration of the lateral wall of the left ventricle | Autopsy | Chemotherapy Radiotherapy Died 9 yr later |
Lestuzzi et al[13] | 23/F | None | Lymphoblastic lymphoma | Cardiac apex | 2D-echo | Local radiotherapy Died 12 mo later |
53/F | Dyspnea | Burkitt’s lymphoma | Epicardium, posterior ventricular wall and interventricular septum | 2D-echo | Local radiotherapy Died 20 d later | |
Lynch et al[14] | NA | NA | NA | Pericardial and myocardial | NA | Chemotherapy |
Cracowski et al[15] | 25/M | Dyspnea | High grade malignant lymphoma | Left ventricular hypertrophy with increased echogenicity of the myocardial walls and marked decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction | 2D-echo, EMB | Chemotherapy |
Cho et al[16] | 39/F | Dyspnea and palpitation | Diffuse large cell type non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | Interventricular septum and left ventricular posterior wall | 2D-echo | Chemotherapy |
Bergler-Klein et al[17] | 34/F | None | Burkitt’s lymphoma | Asymmetric hypertrophy of the mid and distal septum with a speckled appearance of the myocardium and LV apical region | 2D-echo MRI, PET | Chemotherapy Died 9 mo later |
Vinicki et al | 26/M | Testicular mass and unilateral peripheral facial paralysis | T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma | Pericardial, aorta, both atrial and the interatrial septum | 2D-echo | Chemotherapy Died 4 mo later |
- Citation: Vinicki JP, Cianciulli TF, Farace GA, Saccheri MC, Lax JA, Kazelian LR, Wachs A. Complete regression of myocardial involvement associated with lymphoma following chemotherapy. World J Cardiol 2013; 5(9): 364-368
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v5/i9/364.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v5.i9.364