CT and MR Findings of Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Report upon 2 Cases and Review.
10.3349/ymj.2001.42.4.451
- Author:
Seok Jong RYU
1
;
Byoung Wook CHOI
;
Kyu Ok CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, C.P.O. Box 8044, Seoul 120-752, Korea. kochoe@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Case Report;
Female;
Heart Neoplasms/*diagnosis;
Human;
Lymphoma, B-Cell/*diagnosis;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Middle Age;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2001;42(4):451-456
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although primary cardiac lymphoma was a near fatal disease in the past, recent advances in imaging diagnosis and chemotherapy have dramatically improved survival. We describe the CT and MR findings of primary cardiac lymphoma in two immunocompetent subjects who recovered after chemotherapy. The primary cardiac lymphomas manifested as a poorly enhancing mass on CT, relatively hyperintense on a T2-weighted image and a heterogeneously enhanced mass on contrast-enhanced MR. The tumor also showed a predilection for right heart chambers and contiguous infiltration along adjacent structures.
