Key result
Chemotherapy yields a complete metabolic response in a right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma case.
Why the study?
Primary cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare and extranodal cardiac lymphomas have an aggressive course due to delayed diagnosis, necessitating improved diagnostic approaches.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the importance of a multimodality approach in the diagnosis and follow-up of rare primary cardiac tumors such as right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.
Primary cardiac tumors, although exceedingly rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis during workup of any cardiac mass. Extranodal cardiac lymphomas have a natural aggressive course due to delayed diagnosis. We present a 71-year-old male with a dual-chamber pacemaker who presented with fevers and new cutaneous nodules. He was found to have a right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and had a complete metabolic response after chemotherapy. Our case highlights the importance of a multimodality approach in the diagnosis of cardiac tumors and during follow-up after treatment.
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Gao et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (n=1). Chemotherapy was evaluated on Metabolic response. Chemotherapy resulted in a complete metabolic response in a 71-year-old male with a right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.
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