Primary cardiac precursor B lymphoblastic lymphoma in a child - A case report and review of the literature

被引:6
作者
Bassi, D
Lentzner, BJ
Mosca, RS
Alobeid, B
机构
[1] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Pathol, Vanderbilt Clin 14 229, New York, NY 10032 USA
[2] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Pediat Cardiol, New York, NY 10032 USA
[3] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Pediat Cardiac Surg, New York, NY 10032 USA
关键词
primary cardiac lymphoma; lymphoblastic lymphoma; cardiac tumor; cardiac neoplasm;
D O I
10.1016/s1054-8807(03)00131-5
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We describe an extremely rare case of primary cardiac precursor B lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL) in a 10-year-old boy who presented with nonspecific complaints of fatigue and vomiting for 2 weeks and an episode of syncope. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly and echocardiography revealed a large right atrial mass, which was successfully resected. Pathology showed precursor B-LBL arising in the heart and there was no evidence of disease at any extracardiac site. A brief review of the literature is also presented. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:116 / 119
页数:4
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