Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a man with dilated cardiomyopathy and paraneoplastic ataxia: a therapeutical challenge

Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a man with dilated cardiomyopathy and paraneoplastic ataxia: a therapeutical challenge

Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. We report the case of a man with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and cardiomyopathy, for which the dilemma was whether to use the standard protocol − putting the patient at risk of worsening of heart failure, but giving him a good chance of full recovery −...

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Main Authors: Elisabetta Abruzzese, Malgorzata Monika Trawinska, Achille Gaspardone, Antonino Morocutti, Paolo de Fabritiis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-06-01
Series:Hematology Reports
Subjects:
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
cardiomyopathy
comorbidity
ataxia
heart failure
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/6944
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Summary:Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. We report the case of a man with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and cardiomyopathy, for which the dilemma was whether to use the standard protocol − putting the patient at risk of worsening of heart failure, but giving him a good chance of full recovery − or not. The standard protocol was given and the patient made a full recovery without cardiac complications.
ISSN:2038-8322
2038-8330

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