Key result
Primary cardiac lymphoma presents high diagnostic difficulty and rapid fatal progression from heart failure.
Why the study?
Primary cardiac lymphoma is a very rare disease with high mortality, and prompt diagnosis and treatment may improve prognosis and life expectancy.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare disease with high mortality, as demonstrated by this case of a 74-year-old woman who died of heart failure shortly after admission.
Highlights diagnostic challenges and high mortality of primary cardiac lymphoma; leaves open need for prospective studies on early detection.
Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is the very rare disease that is associated with a high mortality rate. A prompt and proper diagnosis may affect the prognosis, and proper treatment may improve life expectancy. This report documents the case of a 74-year-old female with primary cardiac lymphoma. Unfortunately, the patient died from heart failure on her 23(rd) day in hospital. Pierwotny chłoniak serca jest rzadkim schorzeniem, charakteryzującym się wysoką śmiertelnością. Rokowanie poprawia szybka i właściwa diagnoza oraz leczenie. W pracy przedstawiono przypadek 74-letniej pacjentki z pierwotnym chłoniakiem serca. Niestety, kobieta zmarła w 23. dobie pobytu szpitalnego w przebiegu niewydolności serca.
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Skalec et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac lymphoma (n=1). A 74-year-old woman with primary cardiac lymphoma rapidly deteriorated and died from heart failure on her 23rd hospital day, demonstrating the diagnostic challenges and high mortality of this disease.
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