This case report highlights the utility of CT and MR imaging in the antemortem diagnosis of rare primary cardiac lymphomas.
May aid antemortem diagnosis of rare cardiac lymphoma; leaves open need for larger series to guide practice.
Primary cardiac lymphomas, defined as those involving only the heart and pericardium, are extremely rare tumors. These tumors are commonly fatal and until recently were rarely diagnosed antemortem. We describe the CT and MR findings in a case of primary lymphoma of the heart currently responding to chemotherapy.
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