Primary cardiac lymphoma complicated by cardiogenic shock: successful treatment with chemotherapy delivered under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
; 48(6): 968-70, 2015 Dec.
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Primary cardiac lymphomas (PCLs) are rare in immunocompetent patients. Their clinical presentation is highly variable and in case of cardiogenic shock, death is often inevitable with a diagnosis made post-mortem. We report the case of a 65-year old immunocompetent man with cardiogenic shock requiring emergent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Soon after, a diagnosis of PCL was given and chemotherapy was delivered under ECMO support. The patient was progressively weaned from the mechanical support. Six months later, he had fully recovered.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Shock, Cardiogenic
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Heart Neoplasms
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Lymphoma
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
Year:
2015
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Article