Clinical Case Report
Primary cardiac lymphoma: Utility of multimodality imaging in diagnosis and management
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Volume 6, Issue 12 December 2007
Pages 1867 - 1870
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cbt.6.12.5166
Authors: A.R. Mato, A.K. Morgans, M. Roullet, A. Bagg, E. Glatstein, H.I Litt, L.H. Downs, E.A. Chong, E.R. Olson, C. Andreadis and S.J. Schuster
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- A.R. Mato
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- A.K. Morgans
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- M. Roullet
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- A. Bagg
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- E. Glatstein
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- H.I Litt
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- L.H. Downs
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- E.A. Chong
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- E.R. Olson
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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
- C. Andreadis
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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
- S.J. Schuster
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Abramson Family Cancer Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract:
Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is an extremely rare disease defined as a lymphoma strictly confined to the heart or pericardium without dissemination. We present the case of an 82 yr old male with newly diagnosed PCL and two years of subsequent follow up. This report highlights the utility of a multimodality imaging approach in the diagnosis and management of PCL.
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