[Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with heart involvement: the relevance of the multidisciplinary and multiparameter approach]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2024 Jul;25(7):526-529. doi: 10.1714/4282.42640.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Lymphoma patients are at high risk of cardiovascular events due to anthracycline cardiotoxicity and, in rare cases, related to heart infiltration. The presence of cardiac masses adds further complexity to the management of lymphoma patients beyond myocardial chemotherapy-related toxicity, given possible unpredictable acute complications such as arrhythmias, atrioventricular block, myocardial ischemia, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. Here we describe the clinical presentation and successful multidisciplinary management of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with multifocal cardiac involvement identified by total body 18FDG positron emission tomography performed at disease staging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Heart Neoplasms* / complications
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / drug therapy
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals