Imaging findings of a case of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with cardiac involvement

• Main Authors: Yoshisuke Kadoya, MD, PhD, Shotaro Nagaoka, MD, Mao Kanatani, MD, Risa Nagaoka, MD, Naoto Maekawa, MD, Nao Terada, MD, Noriharu Nakagawa, MD, Sayaka Kajikawa, MD, Hirokazu Okumura, MD, PhD, Shin Ishizawa, MD, PhD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
• Series: Radiology Case Reports
• Subjects: Intravascular lymphoma; Cardiac MRI; Cardiac involvement
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321002387
• ISSN: 1930-0433

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a very rare subtype of malignant lymphoma that is difficult to diagnose. Cases of myocardial infarction caused by IVLBCL are even rarer. Herein, we report a case presenting with heart failure and delayed enhancement in the hypokinetic cardiac septum on contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Myocardial biopsy showed large B-cell lymphoma cells in the microvessels within the myocardium. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of imaging findings of cardiac involvement in IVLBCL.