Key result
Cardiac lymphoma accounts for 1.3% of primary cardiac tumors and 0.5% of extranodal lymphomas, frequently manifesting as an infiltrative mass with a generally poor prognosis.
Population
Patients with cardiac lymphoma (primary or secondary)
Design
Review
Authors
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Warrants consideration of cardiac lymphoma in infiltrative right atrial lesions with effusion; leaves open need for prospective studies on early diagnosis and treatment.
Cardiac lymphoma is a rare malignancy often presenting with right atrial infiltration and pericardial effusion, requiring multimodality imaging for diagnosis and carrying a poor prognosis.
Jeudy et al. (2012) conducted a review in Cardiac lymphoma. Cardiac lymphoma accounts for 1.3% of primary cardiac tumors and 0.5% of extranodal lymphomas, frequently manifesting as an infiltrative mass with a generally poor prognosis.
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