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Case Reports
. 1985;40(5):485-92.

Two-dimensional echocardiographic findings in a case of massive cardiac involvement by malignant lymphoma

A Zuppiroli, F Cecchi, M Ciaccheri, A Dolara, G Bellesi, A Cecchin, S di Lollo
  • PMID: 3878648
Case Reports

Two-dimensional echocardiographic findings in a case of massive cardiac involvement by malignant lymphoma

A Zuppiroli et al. Acta Cardiol. 1985.

Abstract

In a patient affected by malignant mediastinal lymphoma a severe congestive heart failure and the ECG pattern suggested a heart involvement. Two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) documented the presence of abnormalities suggestive of infiltration: in particular, enormous thickening of the left ventricle, nearly absent wall motion, and "patchy" appearance of the myocardium were seen. Necropsy findings confirmed the presence of a massive lymphomatous infiltration of the heart. 2DE, by its ability to detect abnormalities consistent with heart infiltration, should provide a useful contribution in the staging of lymphomas.

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