Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Online ISSN : 1883-4108
Print ISSN : 0285-1474
ISSN-L : 0285-1474
Case Reports
A Case of Primary Cardiac Lymphoma with Rapid Growth
Hidetake KawajiriEisei KohNoriyasu MasudaTakuma Yamasaki
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2013 Volume 42 Issue 4 Pages 312-315

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A 76-year-old woman, suffering from rapidly worsening dyspnea, and general fatigue was referred for evaluation and treatment of cardiac tumor. Echocardiography and computed tomography revealed a large tumor occupying the right atrium and inferior vena cava. We performed partial resection with cardiopulmonary bypass, in order to improve hemodynamics. The pathological examination suggested malignant lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell type. The patient was treated with cyclophosphamide, cyosine, arabinoside, etoposide, dexamethasone and rituximab (CHASER) postoperatively and gained complete response.
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