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Primary cardiac lymphoma in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Cancer. 1987 Dec 1;60(11):2801-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88052473
Constantino A; West TE; Gupta M; Loghmanee F; Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Abstract: A 34-year-old male prisoner with a history of intravenous drug abuse presented with fever, lymphadenopathy, weight loss, and recent onset of congestive heart failure. Serologic testing was positive for antibodies to human immune deficiency virus. There was intense myocardial uptake of gallium. Autopsy showed a primary immunoblastic lymphoma involving only the myocardium. While primary cardiac lymphoma is an extremely rare condition, the incidence may be higher in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and should be suspected in cases with atypical cardiomyopathy.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report Gallium Radioisotopes/DIAGNOSTIC USE Heart Neoplasms/*ETIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY/RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING Human Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's/*ETIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY/RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING Male JOURNAL ARTICLE

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