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18223517

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
We report the cases of two patients admitted to the Emergency Department with a clinical picture of right heart failure. An emergency echocardiograph suggested an intra-cardiac tumor which turned out to be a primary intra-cardiac lymphoma in one case, and a diffuse lymphoma principally localised in the heart in the other. Echocardiographic, CT and MRI investigations clarified the sites, as well as anatomical relations and extensions. Histology confirmed the diagnosis, and allowed classification of the lymphoma in order to decide on treatment. A PET scan performed in one patient illustrated the response to treatment. The respective significance of each of these investigations is discussed, in addition to the management. While transthoracic echocardiography remains the key element in the acute management, MRI and PET scans are being used more and more often for determining the character of these lesions, as well as for assisting with therapeutic decisions and for follow-up.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-9683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1025-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Intra-cardiac lymphoma with right heart failure: a therapeutic emergency in two patients].
pubmed:affiliation
Département de Cardiologie, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier. francois.roubille@orange.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports