Primary Cardiac Hodgkin Lymphoma – Case Report

  • boris r prodanovic Institute for Physical medicine and rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotovic", Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rheumatology department
  • boris r prodanović Institute for Physical medicine and rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotovic", Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rheumatology department
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/scriptamed50-21384
Keywords: Lymphoma, hematopoetic stem cell transplantation, Hodgkin lymphoma, primary cardiac lymphoma,

Abstract


Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence of 0,056%. The most of primary cardiac tumors are benign tumors, only 10% are malignant, and 1% from malignant tumors are primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL). From the clinical standpoint, PCL is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting as cardiac disease in rightsided chambers in elderly population. It has been presented young men with Hodgkin PCL, that has been successfully treated with transplantation of the hematopoietic stem cells, leading to stable remission of the disease that has been maintained for 12 years.

Key words: primary cardiac lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, transplantation of the hematopoetic stem cell

Author Biographies

boris r prodanovic, Institute for Physical medicine and rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotovic", Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rheumatology department
Doktor medicine, specijalizant iz oblasti reumatologije
boris r prodanović, Institute for Physical medicine and rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotovic", Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rheumatology department
Doktor medicine, specijalizant iz oblasti reumatologije
Published
2019/07/02
Issue
Vol. 50 No. 1 (2019)
Section
Case report
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