Primary cardiac B-cell lymphoma with atrioventricular block and paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Chiung-Ray Lu³  Su-Peng Yeh¹  Ju-Hsin Chang²  Ke-Wei Chen³ 

[1] China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan;Departments of Anesthesia, and Pain Service and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan;Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Rd, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan

关键词: PVT;    AV block;    Primary cardiac lymphoma;   

Others  :  1153039
DOI  :  10.1186/1749-8090-7-70

 received in 2011-12-14, accepted in 2012-07-18,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is very rare, and is extremely challenging to diagnose due to nonspecific symptoms. When discovered, the right atrium and ventricle are most commonly affected, while diffuse cardiac involvement is uncommon. PCL is fatal unless promptly diagnosed and treated. Herein, we present the case of a 36-year-old immunocompetent male who presented with a 5-year history of non-specific chest symptoms and was diagnosed with primary diffuse cardiac large B-cell lymphoma involving the entire heart.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Chen et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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