Abstract
Primary cardiac lymphoma is rare and is usually of the non-Hodgkin type. By definition, it involves only the heart and the pericardium, with no evidence of extracardiac disease. Primary cardiac lymphoma accounts for 1% of primary cardiac tumors and 0.5% of extranodal lymphomas [Gowda RM, Kahn RA. Clinical perspectives of primary cardiac lymphoma. Angiology 2003;54(5):599-604]. On the other hand, secondary cardiac involvement can occur in approximately 20% of patients with disseminated extracardiac lymphoma [Gowda RM, Kahn RA. Clinical perspectives of primary cardiac lymphoma. Angiology 2003;54(5):599-604]. The majority of primary cardiac lymphomas are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas with centroblastic or immunoblastic cytologic features. Herein, we describe an exceptional case of a primary cardiac plasmablastic variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Epstein-Barr virus-positive) presenting in an immunocompetent host with chest pain that mimicked a left ventricular apical thrombus.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-114 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cardiovascular Pathology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Cardiac neoplasms
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine