Cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of a T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma

We report a 27-year-old man who presented with cardiac tamponade and was eventually diagnosed of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) by the flow cytometric analysis of pericardial fluid. Despite pericardiocentesis and institution of standard chemotherapy, the patient developed malignant arrhythmia...

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Authors: Belokopytova-Chakh, Alena, Ruiz González, Agustín, Vilardell, Felip, Porcel Pérez, José Manuel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/84525
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.22546/65/2775
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/84525
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma
Pericardial effusion
Cardiac tamponade
Taponamiento cardíaco
Linfoma linfoblástico
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Summary:We report a 27-year-old man who presented with cardiac tamponade and was eventually diagnosed of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) by the flow cytometric analysis of pericardial fluid. Despite pericardiocentesis and institution of standard chemotherapy, the patient developed malignant arrhythmia with hemodynamic instability, and died soon after admission. Cardiac tamponade is rarely the first manifestation of a T-LBL.