Incidental Epstein-Barr virus associated atypical lymphoid proliferation arising in a left atrial myxoma: A case of long survival without any postsurgical treatment and review of the literature

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages e5-

  Bartoloni, Giovanni ^a   Pucci, Angela ^b   Giorlandino, Alexandra ^a   Berretta, Massimiliano ^c   Mignosa, Carmelo ^a   Italia, Fabrizio ^d   Carbone, Antonino ^c   Canzonieri, Vincenzo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^d Oncopath Lab Siracusa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac myxoma; E.B.virus infection; Large cell lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD79A ANTIGEN; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 4; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAGING; STERNOTOMY;

EID: 84877702184     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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