Cardiac lymphoma

Case contributed by Nolan Walker , 29 Jul 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Nolan Walker, 30 Jul 2015
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Modality was set to Nuclear medicine.
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CT PET report

There  is  high  grade  increased  tracer  uptake  associated  withthe  large  cardiac  mass  occupying  the  right  atrium,  rightventricle  and  extending  into  anterior  mediastinal  softtissue.  The  spleen  is  not  enlarged  and  bone  marrow  uptake  isnormal.

Interpretation:  Appearances  are  in  keeping  withmetabolically  active  disease  within  cardiac  mass  extendinginto  the  anterior  mediastinum,  most  likely  lymphoma.  Thereis  no  evidence  of  metabolically  active  disease  elsewhere. 

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Image 1 Nuclear medicine (Integrated PET-CT) ( create )

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