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B‐Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder of an ICD Pocket: A Diagnostic Puzzle in an Immunosuppressed Patient
Author(s) -
NEMEC JAN,
SWERDLOW STEVEN H,
BAZAZ RAVEEN,
SABA SAMIR F,
SHALABY ALA A
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01084.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , lymphoproliferative disorders , biopsy , immunosuppression , post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder , dermatology , pathology , rituximab
We present a case of a patient with lymphoma in an ICD pocket in the setting of posttransplant immune suppression. Infection of the ICD system was suspected and the correct diagnosis was established by biopsy.