Why the study?
Primary cardiac lymphoma is exceedingly uncommon with non-specific clinical presentations that complicate early diagnosis, creating a gap in clinical knowledge regarding its features, diagnostic evaluations, treatments, and prognosis.
Does chemotherapy or surgical intervention improve survival rates in patients with primary cardiac lymphoma?
Population
121 cases of primary cardiac lymphoma
Design
Literature review of PubMed and CNKI databases
Authors
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Chemotherapy warrants priority in primary cardiac lymphoma; leaves open surgery's role pending prospective validation.
Does chemotherapy or surgical intervention improve survival rates in patients with primary cardiac lymphoma?
In a review of 121 cases of primary cardiac lymphoma, chemotherapy was critical for improving survival, whereas surgery did not significantly affect survival rates.
Chang et al. (2025) studied this question.
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