Primary Cardiac Lymphoma With Dramatic Response to Chemotherapy Diagnosed by Transvenous Biopsy
Toshiki Michishita, Osamu Inaba, Moegi Kurachi, Akiko Adachi, Shuji Momose, Yasuaki Hada, Ken Negi, Yutaka Matsumura, Tetsuo Sasano · 2024
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Description
Toshiki Michishita and co-authors report a 2024 case of a rare lymphoma that grows inside the heart. The tumor had filled the sac around the heart with fluid, squeezing it, and the patient was in poor general shape.
Rather than open surgery, the team sampled the tumor through a vein. That biopsy gave the diagnosis despite the patient's fragile state. Chemotherapy followed, and the patient's condition improved dramatically. The authors draw a practical lesson: because this cancer can respond so well to drug treatment, getting a tissue diagnosis is worth doing even when a patient looks too ill for procedures.
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| CREATOR | Toshiki Michishita, Osamu Inaba, Moegi Kurachi, Akiko Adachi, Shuji Momose, Yasuaki Hada, Ken Negi, Yutaka Matsumura, Tetsuo Sasano |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |