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Primary cardiac B-cell lymphoma

Alper Karakuş, Hasan Arı, Selma Arı, Sencer Çamcı, Ahmet Tütüncü
  • Alper Karakuş (Author) Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
  • Hasan Arı (Author) Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9681-2374
  • Selma Arı (Author) Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
  • Sencer Çamcı (Author) Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
  • Ahmet Tütüncü (Author) Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.360671
Abstract
Primary tumors of the heart are very uncommon and approximately 25% of them are malign. Primary cardiac lymphomas account for approximately 4% of the primary cardiac tumors. Both B- and T-cell lymphomas have been reported. We report the case of a 75-year-old male who was referred to our hospital complaining of fatigue, dyspnea and swelling in the abdomen. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a mobile 5.0×4.3 cm mass in the right atrial cavity impinging tricuspid valve. Surgery was performed and the mass was resected. The pathological and histological examination of the removed mass showed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. 
Keywords
Cardiac tumor, malignancy, right atrium, lymphoma
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Karakuş A, Arı H, Arı S, Çamcı S, Tütüncü A. Primary cardiac B-cell lymphoma. Eur Res J. 2018;4(3):227-230. doi:10.18621/eurj.360671
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