Relapsing B-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an Adult Presenting as an Infiltrative Cardiac Mass with Tamponade

Rami Kahwash; Sarah Sartini Rugg; Mikel D. Smith

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2007.04.011

Relapsing B-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an Adult Presenting as an Infiltrative Cardiac Mass with Tamponade

Rami Kahwash, Sarah Sartini Rugg, Mikel D. Smith

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We present a case of a 51-year-old man with a history of bone-marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia who returned 4 months later with cardiac tamponade. An echocardiogram showed a solid mass encasing the right ventricle (RV). Surgical biopsy of the mass revealed early relapse with lymphoblasts derived from B-cell precursors. We believe that this is the first description of relapsing B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as an intrathoracic mass with direct invasion of the adjacent cardiac structures causing tamponade physiology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1319.e1-1319.e2
Journal	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume	20
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2007.04.011
State	Published - Nov 2007

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Relapsing B-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an Adult Presenting as an Infiltrative Cardiac Mass with Tamponade

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