Primary testicular lymphoma with cardiac involvement in an immunocompetent patient: case report and a concise review of literature
| Autor: | Senthil K. Sivalingam, Wei B. Ooi, Saurabh Dahiya, Jaya Mallidi, Richard H. Steingart |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Vincristine Histology Lung Cyclophosphamide cardiac lymphoma business.industry Soft tissue Case Report immunocompetent testicular cancers lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens Primary Testicular Lymphoma lcsh:RC254-282 medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Prednisone testicular cancers cardiac lymphoma immunocompetent embryonic structures medicine Doxorubicin Rituximab business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Rare Tumors Rare Tumors, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp e43-e43 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 2036-3613 2036-3605 |
| Popis: | Primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) is a rare testicular tumor representing less than 9% of all testicular cancers. PTL usually tends to spread to or relapse at nodal structures or extra-nodal sites such as contralateral testes, central nervous system, skin, lung, pleura, waldeyer's ring and soft tissues. We present a case of PTL with huge left atrial mass, an extremely unusual site of involvement. Early disease usually carries a good prognosis, whereas advanced stage carries an extremely poor prognosis. Herein, we report the complete remission to date in a patient with advanced stage PTL with huge left atrial mass, treated with systemic rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone and intrathecal methotrexate. A brief review of literature focusing on various aspects of management of primary testicular lymphoma and lymphomatous involvement of heart is also discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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