Intra-cardiac Burkitt's lymphoma mimicking acute pulmonary embolism
Document Type
Report
Department
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Abstract
Primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare clinical entity with poor prognosis and delayed diagnosis is often due to variable and non-specific clinical presentation. The case of an elderly male is reported with multiple co-morbidities, who had undergone a spinal laminectomy two weeks prior to presentation, later presented to the emergency room (E.R.) with acute chest pain, dyspnea and hypoxemia. A diagnosis of intracardiac thrombus was made, based on the clinical picture and echocardiography findings but per-operatively, he was found to have an extensive, non-resectable cardiac tumor.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Recommended Citation
Fatimi, S.,
Sheikh, S.,
Shah, Z.,
Shafiq, M.
(2006). Intra-cardiac Burkitt's lymphoma mimicking acute pulmonary embolism. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 16(8), 536-537.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_cardiothoracic/120