Case Report
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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
Complete regression of myocardial involvement associated with lymphoma following chemotherapy
Juan Pablo Vinicki, Tomás F Cianciulli, Gustavo A Farace, María C Saccheri, Jorge A Lax, Lucía R Kazelian, Adolfo Wachs
Juan Pablo Vinicki, Gustavo A Farace, Adolfo Wachs, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires “Dr. Cosme Argerich”, Buenos Aires, C1155AHD, Argentina
Tomás F Cianciulli, María C Saccheri, Jorge A Lax, Lucía R Kazelian, Department of Cardiology, Hospital of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires “Dr. Cosme Argerich”, Buenos Aires, C1155AHD, Argentina
Author contributions: Wachs A, Vinicki JP and Farace GA attended the patient; Saccheri MC and Kazelián LR prepared the manuscript and figures; Lax JA and Cianciulli TF performed the echocardiographic images and participated in the design and review of the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Tomás F Cianciulli, Professor, MD, FACC, Department of Cardiology, Hospital of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires “Dr. Cosme Argerich”, Pi y Margall 750, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, C1155AHD, Argentina. tcianciulli@gmail.com
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Received: April 11, 2013
Revised: July 26, 2013
Accepted: August 8, 2013
Published online: September 26, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: In this report, we describe the case of a 26 year old man who was admitted with infiltration of the pericardium, aortic walls, both atria and the interatrial septum. An axillary biopsy was performed and reported as a T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL). Following the diagnosis and staging, chemotherapy was started. Twenty-two days after finishing the first cycle of chemotherapy, a follow-up two-dimensional echo confirmed regression of the myocardial infiltration. We describe an unusual case of precursor T-LBL presenting with cardiac involvement and demonstrate that regression of myocardial infiltration can be achieved by intensive chemotherapy treatment.