Unusual localized non-hodkin lymphoma: Left ventricular giant mass in a patient admitted with syncope
Turk Onkoloji Dergisi, vol.35, no.4, pp.479-482, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 35 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.5505/tjo.2020.2344
- Journal Name: Turk Onkoloji Dergisi
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.479-482
- Keywords: Cardiac masses, Echocardiography, Left ventricle, Lymphoma, Syncope
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Cardiac involvement with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is rare. Depending on the cavity involved, presenting symptoms may include shortness of breath, arrhythmia, syncope, heart failure, and pericar-dial effusion. However, the definitive diagnosis is dependent on patholog. The prognosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is poor due to late diagnosis and limited treatment options. Herein, we present the case of a seventy-year-old female patient who was admitted to the Emergency Department with no complaints of cardiac discomfort and no cardiac history but was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B cell lymphoma using transthoracic echocardiography.