Cardiac Involvement of Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma |
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| Authors: | Makoto Yoshimitsu Katsunori Tofuku Daisuke Ikeda Nobuhito Ohno Kenji Ishitsuka Hidetoshi Nakashima |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Kagoshima University Hospital, Japan; 2.Department of Hematology, Ikeda Hospital, Japan; 3.Department of Cardiology, Ikeda Hospital, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a refractory T-cell lymphoma with variable clinical profiles, commonly exhibiting extra-nodal involvement. The myocardial involvement of ATL is often detected at an autopsy; however, the development of a symptomatic cardiac mass due to ATL is extremely rare. We herein report a 65-year-old man with ATL who developed cardiac symptoms due to a rapidly enlarging left ventricular mass soon after the initiation of systemic chemotherapy. We also summarize previously reported cases of symptomatic ATL with cardiac involvement. |
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| Keywords: | cardiac ATL cardiac symptom |
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