Primary cardiac lymphomas in 2 subjects manifested as poorly enhancing masses on CT and heterogeneously enhanced masses on MR, with a predilection for right heart chambers.
Case Report (n=2)
CT and MR imaging reveal primary cardiac lymphoma as poorly enhancing on CT and heterogeneously enhancing on MR with a predilection for right heart chambers.
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.
Ryu et al. (Mon,) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac lymphoma (n=2). CT and MR imaging was evaluated on Imaging characteristics. Primary cardiac lymphomas in 2 subjects manifested as poorly enhancing masses on CT and heterogeneously enhanced masses on MR, with a predilection for right heart chambers.