Multiple intracavitary cardiac masses; an uncommon presentation of African Burkitt's lymphoma

Zyssman, Itzhak; Cantor, Angel; Steyn, Moshe; Meyer, Theo E.

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90277-a

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“…PCLs of the left side of the heart are rare (7-9), with bilateral PCL cases being even PCL: primary cardiac lymphoma, RA: right atrium, RV: right ventricle, LA: left atirium, LV: left ventricle, M: male, F: female rarer. There are several reports of PCL in both the right and left sides of the heart (Table) (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). However, in most cases, tumors of the right and left sides of the heart are connected, exist as a mass, and are frequently observed in the right and left atria across the interatrial septum.…”

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“…PCLs of the left side of the heart are rare ( 7 - 9 ), with bilateral PCL cases being even rarer. There are several reports of PCL in both the right and left sides of the heart ( Table ) ( 10 - 22 ). However, in most cases, tumors of the right and left sides of the heart are connected, exist as a mass, and are frequently observed in the right and left atria across the interatrial septum.…”

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“…It has therefore been postulated that the tumor in the right atrium might have invaded the atrial septum and subsequently spread to the left atrium, or vice versa. Zyssman et al reported a case of Burkitt lymphoma with separate tumors in the right atrium, right ventricle, and left atrium ( 10 ). Furthermore, Chao et al reported a case of PCL affecting the right and left atria in which whether the tumor growths were continuous or discontinuous could not be confirmed due to the lack of clear images ( 11 ).…”

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Primary Cardiac Lymphoma Arising from Both Sides of the Heart

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Primary cardiac lymphomas (PCLs) are extremely rare tumors with a poor prognosis. They usually involve the pericardium and the right side of the heart. PCLs arising from the left side of the heart are relatively rare, with bilateral cases being even rarer. We herein report a case of PCL arising from both the right and left sides of the heart in a 65-year-old man. Multiple imaging modalities clearly demonstrated the tumors at the initial evaluation. The pathological diagnosis was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

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Primary Cardiac Lymphoma Arising from Both Sides of the Heart

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“…Meshref et al describe the case of a 10-year-old boy with cardiac BL who presented with multiple intracardiac masses [12]. Finally there are two reported cases of African or endemic BL with primary cardiac involvement [13, 14]. …”

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Primary Cardiac Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting with Abdominal Pain

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et al. 2014

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We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman with primary Burkitt lymphoma of the heart who presented with abdominal bloating and epigastric discomfort secondary to tamponade physiology caused by a large pericardial effusion. The pericardial fluid contained a large number of highly atypical lymphocytes with moderate basophilic cytoplasm, rare punched-out vacuoles, a vesicular nuclear chromatin, large nucleolus, and marginated chromatin that by FISH were positive for the 8;14 translocation. She had no other sites of disease. She was treated with four alternating cycles of modified CODOX-M and IVAC in combination with rituximab and remains in remission more than 5 years since diagnosis.

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