Primary cardiac lymphoma with infiltration of the atrioventricular node: Remission with reversal of the atrioventricular block induced by chemotherapy

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 613-616

  Nakayama, Yasunori ^a   Uchimoto, Sadahiko ^a   Tsumura, Kei ^a   Morii, Hiwtoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Complete remission; Primary cardiac lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART METASTASIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; PATIENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POLYPOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030808808     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177436     Document Type: Article

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