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Is There a Role for Surgery in the Management of Giant B‐Cell Right Atrial Lymphoma?
Author(s) -
Alameddine A.K.,
Alimov V.K.,
Flack J.E.,
Rousou J.A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01192.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , chemotherapy , surgery , disease , surgical excision , cardiac surgery , general surgery
We describe a case of a giant right atrial large B‐cell lymphoma treated with initial surgical excision followed by postoperative chemotherapy. The patient had no clinical evidence of recurrence through 87 months after her hospital discharge. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of long‐term survival following this method of disease management. The discussion reviews the current status of chemotherapy for cardiac lymphomas and the pros and cons of treatment option algorithms . (J Card Surg 2011;26:166‐168)