A Malignant Squeeze: A Rare Cause of Cardiac Tamponade

Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare condition described as a lymphoma localized to the heart or pericardium. Although cardiac involvement is seen in 10–20% of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, PCL is extremely rare. It comprises merely 0.5% of all lymphomas and 1.3–2% of cardiac malignancies. Early dete...

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Main Authors: Elisa Quiroz, Adam Hafeez, Ramy Mando, Zhou Yu, Feroze Momin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5470981