Intracardiac mass from Burkitt's lymphoma in an immunocompromised patient: a very rare form of presentation

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Jul 18:2017:bcr2017221001. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221001.

Authors

Ana Vilaça¹, Margarida Monteiro¹, Teresa Pimentel¹, Herlander Marques²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
² Department of Oncology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.

No abstract available

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; cancer-see oncology; chemotherapy; haematology (incl blood transfusion); malignant and benign haematology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Burkitt Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging*
Burkitt Lymphoma / drug therapy
HIV Infections / drug therapy
Heart / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Kidney / diagnostic imaging
Kidney / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardium / pathology*
Rituximab / therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Rituximab