Vnitr Lek 2012, 58(9):674-678

Heart tumor manifesting as a sudden cardiac death

L. Koten1,*, P. Salajka2
1 Interní klinika IPVZ Praha a Krajské nemocnice T. Bati, a.s., Zlín, přednosta prim. MUDr. Jiří Latta
2 Patologicko-anatomické oddělení Krajské nemocnice T. Bati, a.s., Zlín, přednostka prim. MUDr. Dagmar Dolinská

Cardiac tumors are rare. They can be divided into primary and secondary. Primary tumors are benign or malignant. The diagnostics is based on imaging techniques. Therapy is surgical on the first place, followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy in case of malignant tumors. Prognosis of benign tumors is favourable. We present a case report of a patient dying suddenly after hospital admission on for malignant ventricular arrhythmia. Gradually we revealed a nehodgkin lymphoma infiltration of the heart as the structural fundament of this arrhythmia.

Keywords: cardiac tumors; malignant arrhythmias; nehodgkin lymphoma

Received: January 29, 2012; Accepted: May 1, 2012; Published: September 1, 2012  Show citation

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Koten L, Salajka P. Heart tumor manifesting as a sudden cardiac death. Vnitr Lek. 2012;58(9):674-678.
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