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Primary Malignant Cardiac Lymphoma in Right Atrium - A case report-  

Choi, Won-Suk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Han, Il-Yong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Jun, Hee-Jae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Lee, Yang-Haeng (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Hwang, Youn-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Cho, Kwang-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.41, no.3, 2008 , pp. 369-372 More about this Journal
Abstract
A primary malignant lymphoma that originates in the heart is extremely rare. A 68-year-old male patient was admitted due to aggravated dyspnea. After echocardiography and chest computed tomography evaluation, a huge mass in the right atrium and the right ventricle was detected. We decided to perform emergency surgery due to a high risk of infarction and hemodynamic disturbance. After the near total removal of the huge mass in the right cardiac chamber, the interatrial septum and antero-lateral part of the right atrium were reconstructed by the use of a bovine pericardial patch. The final pathological diagnosis was a primary malignant lymphoma. The patient and his guardians refused chemotherapy (including radiotherapy), and the patient was discharged to his home, where the prognosis was hopeless.
Keywords
Heart neoplasms; Lymphoma;
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