November 15, 1991CancerOpen Access

Primary lymphoma of the heart. Prolonged survival with early systemic therapy in a patient

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Population

1 patient with diffuse large cell lymphoma of the heart, presenting with chest pain and rapidly evolving…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

18 months

Authors

Discussion

Supports early chemotherapy in primary cardiac lymphoma; hypothesis-generating from single-case data.

Population

1 patient with diffuse large cell lymphoma of the heart, presenting with chest pain and rapidly evolving cardiac arrhythmias, HIV negative.

Intervention

Therapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone started on the third day after diagnosis.

Outcome

Survivalhard clinical

Prompt diagnosis and early systemic chemotherapy can lead to prolonged survival in patients with primary cardiac lymphoma.

Nand et al. (1991) studied this question.

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