Utsunomiya Daisuke, Awai Kazuo, Urata Joji, Hirayama Touitsu, Yamashita Yasuyuki
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan.
Jpn J Radiol. 2009 Jul;27(6):243-6. doi: 10.1007/s11604-009-0329-0. Epub 2009 Jul 22.
Primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare, extremely aggressive malignancy. Early diagnosis and treatment is important for patient survival. We present a case of a 76-year-old woman admitted for worsening dyspnea caused by a large tumor in the right atrium. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography clearly depicted the primary cardiac tumor, and histopathological study of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
原发性心脏淋巴瘤是一种罕见的、极具侵袭性的恶性肿瘤。早期诊断和治疗对患者生存至关重要。我们报告一例76岁女性患者，因右心房巨大肿瘤导致呼吸困难加重入院。磁共振成像和计算机断层扫描清晰显示了原发性心脏肿瘤，手术标本的组织病理学研究证实为弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤。
