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01.11.2012 | Image of the month
Huge mediastinal mass surrounding the heart
verfasst von:
U. Canpolat, MD, H. Sunman, MD, E.B. Kaya, MD, K. Aytemir, MD
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Ausgabe 7/2012
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Abstract
The clinical presentation of oncological malignancies may vary widely. Herein, we present a patient with a huge mediastinal mass surrounding the heart, which caused the right ventricle to collapse. The mass was diagnosed as T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Treatment consisted of intrathecal prednisone, ARA-C, methotrexate, and the CHOP chemotherapy regimen. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed disappearance of the paracardiac mass in front of the right ventricle at the 2-month follow-up.