Intracardiac lymphoma in a child: Successful treatment with chemotherapy alone

Citation
B. Agarwala et Cm. Rubin, Intracardiac lymphoma in a child: Successful treatment with chemotherapy alone, PEDIAT CARD, 21(4), 2000, pp. 401-402
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01720643 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
401 - 402
Database
ISI
SICI code
0172-0643(200007/08)21:4<401:ILIACS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A 5-year-old female child with history of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presented with cough and palpitation. On physical examination a cardiac tumor plop wa s heard. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia was noted on the electroca rdiogram. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed multiple large tumor masses within the right and the left atrium. The right atrial tumor was flopping back and forth at the tricuspid valve orifice. The tumor resolved completel y with chemotherapy without any surgical intervention.