Key result
Intracardiac echocardiography-guided cardiac tumor biopsy successfully and safely facilitated the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a patient with a large intracardiac mass.
Case Report (n=1)
Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)-guided cardiac tumor biopsy is a safe and effective diagnostic strategy for intracardiac tumors.
May support ICE-guided biopsy in select intracardiac masses; leaves open broader safety and efficacy pending prospective data.
A 44-year-old man presented with exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed a large tumor protruding into the right atrium and extending into the left ventricle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and contrast enhanced computed tomography also confirmed the intracardiac tumor detected by TTE. An endomyocardial biopsy was performed under the intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) guidance, and he was diagnosed to have diffuse large B-cell lymphoma following the histological analysis. ICE-guided cardiac tumor biopsy is expected to be a useful diagnostic strategy that can minimize the risk of procedural complications.
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Kamiya et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (Cardiac tumor) (n=1). Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)-guided cardiac tumor biopsy was evaluated on Diagnosis of cardiac tumor. Intracardiac echocardiography-guided cardiac tumor biopsy successfully and safely facilitated the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a patient with a large intracardiac mass.
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