Key result
Aggressive cytotoxic chemotherapy resulted in a complete and lasting response in a patient with AIDS and primary cardiac diffuse large-cell lymphoma.
Population
1 44-year-old homosexual man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and diffuse large-cell lymphoma…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support aggressive chemotherapy in rare AIDS-related cardiac lymphoma; leaves open the need for prospective validation before practice change.
Case Report (n=1)
This case demonstrates the potential efficacy of aggressive cytotoxic chemotherapy for extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma with cardiac involvement in a patient with AIDS.
Kelsey et al. (1991) conducted a case report in AIDS and diffuse large-cell lymphoma involving the heart (n=1). Cytotoxic chemotherapy was evaluated on Tumor response. Aggressive cytotoxic chemotherapy resulted in a complete and lasting response in a patient with AIDS and primary cardiac diffuse large-cell lymphoma.
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