Precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma involving an intracardiac mass and myocardial infiltration: a case report

Intern Med. 2012;51(3):315-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6075. Epub 2012 Feb 1.

Abstract

We report the case of a 17-year-old man with precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma involving an intracardiac mass and myocardial infiltration. Intensified chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation resulted in long-term complete remission for over 5 years. As the most frequent sites of B-lymphoblastic lymphoma involvement are the skin, soft tissue, bone, and lymph nodes, reports of cases harboring cardiac involvement are relatively few. This is a rare case of B-lymphoblastic lymphoma displaying cardiac involvement, in which cardiac infiltration was one of the initial manifestations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy