Key result
Multimodal cardiac imaging, including TTE, TEE, CMR, and PET-CT, successfully differentiated right atrial thrombi from metastases in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Why the study?
Right-side heart masses can be found incidentally on routine TTE, and accurate diagnosis often requires more than one imaging method.
Population
A 52-year-old woman with primary mediastinal DLBCL
Design
Case report
Authors
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May aid differentiation of cardiac thrombi from metastases in lymphoma; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before broader adoption.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Multimodal cardiac imaging, particularly CMR and 18F-FDG PET-CT, is essential for accurately differentiating cardiac thrombi from tumors to guide appropriate management.
Hu et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Right atrial thrombi mimicking metastases in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (n=1). Multimodal cardiac imaging (TTE, TEE, CMR, PET-CT) was evaluated on Accurate diagnosis of right atrial masses. Multimodal cardiac imaging, including TTE, TEE, CMR, and PET-CT, successfully differentiated right atrial thrombi from metastases in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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