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MARTINEZ GARCIA, Geovedy et al. Primary pericardial lymphoma with hemodynamic disorder apropos of a case. CorSalud [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.4, pp. 337-341.  Epub 01-Dic-2019. ISSN 2078-7170.

Primary cardiac lymphoma is an extremely rare and fatal entity of the heart. It is defined as a lymphoma that compromises the heart as well as the pericardium. It has a poor prognosis because of the difficulty in its diagnosis, due to the inaccessibility of its location. Here is presented the case of an 84-year-old man with healthy history that came to our hospital with symptoms and signs of heart failure. The first suspicion was dilated cardiomyopathy, but in the transthoracic echocardiography was observed a large pericardial effusion with a mass attached to the side wall of the right chambers, without chamber dilation. A pericardial window was performed to drain the effusion, without being able to study the extracted fluid. Finally, a magnetic resonance imaging was performed resulting in a cardiac lymphoma diagnosis, that, taking into account the absence of other changes in the rest of the body, was defined as primary. No histological diagnosis could be developed due to refusal of the patient and his relatives.

Palabras clave : Pericardium; Lymphoma; Cardiac tumors; Diagnosis; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging.

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