A Right Atrial Mass with Fever and Cutaneous Nodules
Abstract
Primary cardiac tumors, although exceedingly rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis during workup of any cardiac mass. Extranodal cardiac lymphomas have a natural aggressive course due to delayed diagnosis. We present a 71-year-old male with a dual-chamber pacemaker who presented with fevers and new cutaneous nodules. He was found to have a right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and had a complete metabolic response after chemotherapy. Our case highlights the importance of a multimodality approach in the diagnosis of cardiac tumors and during follow-up after treatment.
© 2022 Feng Gao, Stephanie Koh, Sara Taveras-Alam, Umair Khalid, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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