Primary cardiac lymphoma.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland 44106, USA.

Published: March 1996

A case of primary cardiac non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma is described in a patient presenting with obstructive right heart failure. Unlike the majority of cases, in this case the tumor was diagnosed ante mortem. THe patient's history combined with the aggressive use of noninvasive echocardiography are helpful in diagnosing this rare lesion.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-4975(95)00981-7DOI Listing

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