Treatment of malignant primary cardiac lymphoma with tumor resection using minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Treatment of malignant primary cardiac lymphoma with tumor resection using minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Abstract Background Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is extremely rare and progresses rapidly. The treatment of PCL has not yet been established. Unlike lymphoma that arises from other organs, PCL causes cardiovascular events. We report the complete remission (CR) of PCL after tumor resection using mi...

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Main Authors: Yuki Endo, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Miho Kuroda, Yusuke Nakanishi, Yujiro Ito, Takaki Hori, Rumiko Okamoto, Hiroshi Konishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Malignant primary cardiac lymphoma
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Tumor resection
Diffuse large B-cell malignant lymphoma
R-CHOP therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0778-6

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