A Right Atrial Mass with Fever and Cutaneous Nodules

Authors

Feng Gao
Stephanie Koh
Sara Taveras-Alam
Umair Khalid

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Journal

Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal

Abstract

Primary cardiac tumors, although exceedingly rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis during workup of any cardiac mass. Extranodal cardiac lymphomas have a natural aggressive course due to delayed diagnosis. We present a 71-year-old male with a dual-chamber pacemaker who presented with fevers and new cutaneous nodules. He was found to have a right atrial primary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and had a complete metabolic response after chemotherapy. Our case highlights the importance of a multimodality approach in the diagnosis of cardiac tumors and during follow-up after treatment.

Keywords

Aged, Diagnosis, Differential, Fever, Heart Neoplasms, Humans, Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic, Male, Skin Neoplasms