Key result
An intramyocardial lymphoma metastasis in a 48-year-old male externally compressed the right coronary artery, causing symptoms that mimicked acute coronary syndrome.
Why the study?
Cardiac tumors are uncommon with varied or non-specific symptoms, and presenting with symptoms and signs of ACS due to intramyocardial lymphoma metastasis is very rare.
Design
Case report
Follow-up
About 9 months
Authors
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Consider cardiac metastases in cancer patients with ACS-like symptoms; extends the differential of coronary compression but leaves open systematic study.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Intramyocardial lymphoma metastasis can rarely mimic acute coronary syndrome by externally compressing coronary arteries and causing direct myocardial damage.
Prenek et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Diffuse large B cell lymphoma with intramyocardial metastasis (n=1). Chemotherapy (R-GemOx, venetoclax) and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was evaluated. An intramyocardial lymphoma metastasis in a 48-year-old male externally compressed the right coronary artery, causing symptoms that mimicked acute coronary syndrome.
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