Acute left ventricular insufficiency in a Burkitt Lymphoma patient with myocardial involvement and extensive local tumor cell lysis: a case report

Abstract Background Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a rare disease with the sporadic variant accounting for less than 1% of adult non-Hodgkin lymphomas. BL usually presents with an abdominal bulk, but extranodal disease affecting the bone marrow and central nervous system is common. Cardiac manifestations,...

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Main Authors: Maren Schmiester, Eva Tranter, Alessandro Lorusso, Florian Blaschke, Dominik Geisel, Lars Bullinger, Frederik Damm, Il-Kang Na
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02480-5