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A Right Atrial Mass with Fever and Cutaneous Nodules.

Feng GaoStephanie KohSara Taveras AlamUmair Khalid
Published in: Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal (2022)
Primary cardiac tumors, although exceedingly rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis during workup of any cardiac mass. Extranodal cardiac lymphomas have a natural aggressive course due to delayed diagnosis. We present a 71-year-old male with a dual-chamber pacemaker who presented with fevers and new cutaneous nodules. He was found to have a right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and had a complete metabolic response after chemotherapy. Our case highlights the importance of a multimodality approach in the diagnosis of cardiac tumors and during follow-up after treatment.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • atrial fibrillation
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • heart failure
  • single cell
  • stem cells
  • diffuse large b cell lymphoma
  • cell therapy
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • pulmonary embolism