Case Report
Primary cardiac Burkitt lymphoma in a child
M. Meshref, F. Sassolas, M. Schell, L. Chalabreysse,
C. Chassagne, V. Mialou, P. Marec Bérard, S. Di Filippo, C. Bergeron,
L. Chalabreysse
Hôpital Cardiologique Louis Pradel, Bron, France
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C. Bergeron
Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69008 Lyon, France.===Search for more papers by this authorM. Meshref, F. Sassolas, M. Schell, L. Chalabreysse,
C. Chassagne, V. Mialou, P. Marec Bérard, S. Di Filippo, C. Bergeron,
L. Chalabreysse
Hôpital Cardiologique Louis Pradel, Bron, France
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C. Bergeron
Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69008 Lyon, France.===Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare and usually fatal malignancy, seldom reported in children. This report describes the case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with multiple intracardiac masses which, when biopsied, proved to be small non-cleaved cell (Burkitt's) lymphoma. The first two cycles of chemotherapy according to the LMB 96 protocol were given under close cardiological supervision, with good response. The treatment was then continued with full-dose chemotherapy, without any cardiological complication. The patient who was treated by chemotherapy alone remains in complete remission 36 months after the end of treatment and can presently be considered as cured, without late cardiac effect. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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