Key result
CT-guided percutaneous biopsy successfully yielded a tissue diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma for a right atrial mass after transvenous and ultrasound-guided biopsies failed.
Why the study?
Undifferentiated cardiac tumors represent a diagnostic dilemma that requires meticulous workup.
Case Report (n=1)
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CT-guided percutaneous biopsy is a viable and effective diagnostic strategy for undifferentiated cardiac tumors when transvenous biopsy is non-diagnostic.
Percutaneous biopsy aids cardiac lymphoma diagnosis in undifferentiated right atrial masses; leaves open standardized multimodal algorithms.
Undifferentiated cardiac tumors represent a diagnostic dilemma that requires meticulous workup. We present the case of a 67-year-old woman with a right atrial mass that was investigated with multiple modalities before being diagnosed as a cardiac lymphoma. The role of transvenous and/or percutaneous biopsy for guiding diagnosis and management is emphasized.
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Dhingra et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Primary Cardiac Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (n=1). CT-guided percutaneous biopsy was evaluated on Tissue diagnosis. CT-guided percutaneous biopsy successfully yielded a tissue diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma for a right atrial mass after transvenous and ultrasound-guided biopsies failed.
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