Faganello Giorgio, Belham Mark, Thaman Rajesh, Blundell Julie, Eller Timothy, Wilde Peter
Bristol Heart Institute, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK.
Echocardiography. 2007 Sep;24(8):889-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00472.x.
Primary Cardiac Lymphoma (PCL) is defined as a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma involving only the heart and/or pericardium. Diagnosis of this rare disease is particularly difficult due to its nonspecific clinical manifestations. In this review the role of echocardiography in the early diagnosis of PCL is assessed, moreover we report an improvement in the outcome of PCL related to increased availability and utilization of echocardiography.
原发性心脏淋巴瘤(PCL)被定义为仅累及心脏和/或心包的非霍奇金淋巴瘤。由于其非特异性临床表现,诊断这种罕见疾病特别困难。在本综述中,评估了超声心动图在PCL早期诊断中的作用,此外,我们报告了由于超声心动图的可及性和利用率提高,PCL的治疗结果有所改善。