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Masquerade of an emergency: cardiac tamponade as a deceptive presentation of primary cardiac diffuse large b-cell lymphoma-a case report.

Tijn J P HeeringaReinout L P Roscam AbbingGijs A M van LeeuwenBart P van PutteAnthonius F J de Bruin
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2024)
This case demonstrates the deceptive nature of primary CDLBCL, often complicated by cardiac tamponade. It underscores the pivotal role of pathologic assessment, even amidst the perils of sternotomy, to determine the origin of abnormal cardiac masses. A heightened awareness among physicians is imperative, for such elusive diagnoses may slip by, with potentially fatal outcomes.
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