Cardiac Involvement of Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Makoto Yoshimitsu; Katsunori Tofuku; Daisuke Ikeda; Nobuhito Ohno; Kenji Ishitsuka; Hidetoshi Nakashima

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.7925-21

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Cardiac Involvement of Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Makoto Yoshimitsu, Katsunori Tofuku, Daisuke Ikeda, Nobuhito Ohno, Kenji Ishitsuka, Hidetoshi Nakashima

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Keywords: Cardiac ATL, cardiac symptom

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS Advance online publication

Article ID: 7925-21

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.7925-21

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 61 (2022), No. 7 pp. 1055-1057

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Abstract

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a refractory T-cell lymphoma with variable clinical profiles, commonly exhibiting extra-nodal involvement. The myocardial involvement of ATL is often detected at an autopsy; however, the development of a symptomatic cardiac mass due to ATL is extremely rare. We herein report a 65-year-old man with ATL who developed cardiac symptoms due to a rapidly enlarging left ventricular mass soon after the initiation of systemic chemotherapy. We also summarize previously reported cases of symptomatic ATL with cardiac involvement.

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