Document 0334
 DOCN  M9650334
 TI    [Malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of cardiac localization.Apropos of a
       case]
 DT    9605
 AU    Ghannem M; Godard S; Trylesinski A; Duhamel P; Philippe J; Sabbah L;
       Belhani A; Centre Medical et Cardiologique Leopold Bellan Ollencourt,;
       Tracy-le-Mont.
 SO    Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 1995 Sep;44(7):345-8. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96144914
 AB    Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are rare in the absence of human
       immunodeficiency virus infection and it is exceptional for a cardiac
       site to be the prominent feature. In our case, the malignant lymphoma
       was revealed by pericardial effusion in a context of alteration of the
       general state. Echocardiography revealed a heterogeneous mass in the
       right atrium and an abundant circumferential pericardial effusion.
       Thoracic computed tomography allowed local staging and magnetic
       resonance imaging (MRI) allowed a better definition, than CT scan, of
       the extension of the tumour into the various cardiac structures. The
       histological diagnosis was established on biopsy of a mediastinal lymph
       node. The patient died 7 months after the diagnosis, despite
       chemotherapy. The authors emphasize the contribution of echocardiography
       in the diagnosis of cardiac tumours, computed tomography in local
       staging, and MRI in the analysis of the various cardiac structures.
 DE    Case Report  English Abstract  *Heart
       Neoplasms/PATHOLOGY/ULTRASONOGRAPHY  Human  *Lymphoma,
       Large-Cell/CLASSIFICATION/PATHOLOGY/ULTRASONOGRAPHY  Male  Neoplasm
       Invasiveness  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW OF REPORTED CASES

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