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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 1;61(7):1055-1057.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7925-21. Epub 2021 Sep 18.

Cardiac Involvement of Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Makoto Yoshimitsu  1   2 , Katsunori Tofuku  3 , Daisuke Ikeda  3 , Nobuhito Ohno  2 , Kenji Ishitsuka  1 , Hidetoshi Nakashima  2
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Case Reports

Cardiac Involvement of Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Makoto Yoshimitsu et al. Intern Med. .

Abstract

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a refractory T-cell lymphoma with variable clinical profiles, commonly exhibiting extra-nodal involvement. The myocardial involvement of ATL is often detected at an autopsy; however, the development of a symptomatic cardiac mass due to ATL is extremely rare. We herein report a 65-year-old man with ATL who developed cardiac symptoms due to a rapidly enlarging left ventricular mass soon after the initiation of systemic chemotherapy. We also summarize previously reported cases of symptomatic ATL with cardiac involvement.

Keywords: cardiac ATL; cardiac symptom.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors state that they have no Conflict of Interest (COI).

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A: Parasternal long-axis image obtained during the diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. B: Parasternal long-axis view obtained at the onset of cardiac symptoms.
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