Cardiac lymphoma

Case contributed by Nolan Walker , 29 Jul 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Dalia Ibrahim, 30 Jul 2015

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

CT PET report-CT findings:

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

Interpretation: 

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

Images Changes:

Image Nuclear medicine (Integrated PET-CT) ( update )

Perspective was set to Integrated PET-CT.

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