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Primary Testicular Lymphoma with Cardiac Involvement in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and a Concise Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Saurabh Dahiya,
Wei B. Ooi,
Jaya Mallidi,
Senthil Sivalingam,
Richard Steingart
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2012.e43
Subject(s) - medicine , rituximab , vincristine , cyclophosphamide , prednisone , lymphoma , methotrexate , pathology , doxorubicin , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , chemotherapy , paleontology , biology
Primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) is a rare testicular tumor representing less than 9% of all testicular cancers. PTL usually tends to spread to or relapse at nodal structures or extra-nodal sites such as contralateral testes, central nervous system, skin, lung, pleura, waldeyer’s ring and soft tissues. We present a case of PTL with huge left atrial mass, an extremely unusual site of involvement. Early disease usually carries a good prognosis, whereas advanced stage carries an extremely poor prognosis. Herein, we report the complete remission to date in a patient with advanced stage PTL with huge left atrial mass, treated with systemic rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone and intrathecal methotrexate. A brief review of literature focusing on various aspects of management of primary testicular lymphoma and lymphomatous involvement of heart is also discussed

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