Primary cardiac lymphoma: death from cardiac asystole after attaining second complete remission

Authors: MURPHY1; SIVAKUMARAN1; COLEBY2

Source: Clinical & Laboratory Haematology, Volume 20, Number 1, February 1998 , pp. 57-59(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

A patient with primary high grade cardiac lymphoma, diagnosed by pericardial fluid cytology, achieved complete remission with chemotherapy. After a relapse 11 months later, a second complete remission was attained with radiotherapy and chemotherapy but the patient suffered a fatal cardiac asystole during intensification therapy. A review of the recent literature suggests that prognosis for this rare extra nodal lymphoma has markedly improved as a result of early diagnosis and prompt institution of aggressive antilymphoma therapy.

Keywords: Cardiac lymphoma; chemotherapy; cardiac asystole; diagnosis; radiotherapy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1998.00081.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Haematology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK, 2: Department of Histopathology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK

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