Cardiac involvement by lymphoma: diagnostic difficulties.

Autor: COGHLAN, J. G., PAUL, V. E., MITCHELL, A. G.
Zdroj: European Heart Journal; Aug1989, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p765-768, 4p
Abstrakt: A patient presenting with recurrent tamponade was subsequently shown to have non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma. Catheterization demonstrated obstruction of the tricuspid valve by tumour and shunting through a patent foramen ovale. The difficulties in making an ante-mortem diagnosis of cardiac lymphoma are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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