Large B-Cell Lymphoma Invading the Heart
We report a case of a young woman who presented with a rapidly growing and aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with mediastinal and myocardial infiltration and involvement of the pulmonary trunk and coronary arteries. A noninvasive multimodality imaging assessment was performed with transthoracic echocardiography, computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance. Although this approach may allow for a precise and timely characterization of myocardial infiltration and thus demonstrate therapeutic implications, large B-cell lymphoma has been rarely documented using contemporary multimodality imaging techniques. This report underscores the value of a multimodality diagnostic strategy, illustrating the incremental contribution of each routinely available imaging modality to achieve prompt diagnosis and optimize patient management.
Authors
- Guilherme DUFFLES
- Maria Stanislavovna Tairova
- Adriana Aparecida Bau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7010-3932)
- A. Coy-Canguçu
- Vinicius Citelli Ribeiro
- Otavio Rizzi Coelho-Filho
- Camila Nicolela Martins
- Carmino Antônio de Souza
- Julia Bogaz Braga
- Rafael Sudário Vieira Toledo
- Erich Vinícius de Paula
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106571
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00