Huge mediastinal mass surrounding the heart

CANPOLAT U., Sunman H., KAYA E. B., AYTEMİR K.

HERZ, cilt.37, sa.7, ss.770-771, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00059-012-3586-0
  • Dergi Adı: HERZ
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.770-771
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.