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A Case of Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Analysis of the Role of Echocardiography in Early Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Faganello Giorgio,
Belham Mark,
Thaman Rajesh,
Blundell Julie,
Eller Timothy,
Wilde Peter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00472.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardium , lymphoma , radiology , cardiology , heart disease , hodgkin lymphoma , disease
Primary Cardiac Lymphoma (PCL) is defined as a non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma involving only the heart and/or pericardium. Diagnosis of this rare disease is particularly difficult due to its nonspecific clinical manifestations. In this review the role of echocardiography in the early diagnosis of PCL is assessed, moreover we report an improvement in the outcome of PCL related to increased availability and utilization of echocardiography.