Surgical resection and epicardial lead implantation for primary cardiac lymphoma with a complete atrioventricular block: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare cardiac tumour with various presentations, which might cause a complete atrioventricular (AV) block, which can, in turn, cause heart failure symptoms.

Case summary

We report a case of a 55-year-old woman with a chief complaint of exertional dyspnoea. Her vital signs showed bradycardia, and electrocardiography revealed a complete AV block. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large intra-cardiac mass in the right atrium. Full-body positron emission tomography showed an elevated fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the right atrial mass, interatrial septum, and wall of the left atrium. Since the tumour could obstruct the tricuspid valve, urgent tumour debulking surgery and epicardial lead implantation were performed. Histopathol

SUBMITTER: Shigeno R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909755 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature