Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Lessons Learned from a Long Survivor
Joint Authors
Singh, Baljit
Ip, Randy
Ibrahim Al-Rajjal, Ahmed
Al-Katib, Ayad
Hadid, Tarik
Kafri, Zyad
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare neoplasm that involves the heart, pericardium, or both.
Patients with PCL have median survival of approximately 7 months.
We report a 63-year-old woman with PCL treated with chemoimmunotherapy but relapsed 7 years later.
She received automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) prophylactically shortly after the diagnosis.
She presented with a breast recidive 7 years after initial diagnosis and died of relapsed small cell lung cancer.
As many patients with PCL die early in the disease course due to life-threatening arrhythmias, preemptive implantation of AICD may improve mortality and prevent early death.
Chemoimmunotherapy is effective in inducing remission in patients with PCL.
Late and unusual pattern of relapse may be more frequent in patients with PCL and should be explored further.
This case presents one of the longest surviving patients with PCL reported in the literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Singh, Baljit& Ip, Randy& Ibrahim Al-Rajjal, Ahmed& Kafri, Zyad& Al-Katib, Ayad& Hadid, Tarik. 2016. Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Lessons Learned from a Long Survivor. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100372
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Singh, Baljit…[et al.]. Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Lessons Learned from a Long Survivor. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100372
American Medical Association (AMA)
Singh, Baljit& Ip, Randy& Ibrahim Al-Rajjal, Ahmed& Kafri, Zyad& Al-Katib, Ayad& Hadid, Tarik. Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Lessons Learned from a Long Survivor. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100372