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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1040-1042
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Cardiac Lymphoma Following Mitral Valve Replacement

Nicolas M. Dürrleman, MDa, Ismaïl El-Hamamsy, MDa, Roland G. Demaria, MD, PhDa, Michel Carrier, MDa, Louis P. Perrault, MD, PhDa,*, Bernard Albat, MDa

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France

Accepted for publication September 10, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Perrault, Department of Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger St E, Montreal, Quebec H1T 1C8, Canada
lpperrau{at}icm.umontreal.ca

A primary cardiac lymphoma was encountered in a patient with prosthetic mitral valve dysfunction. Although rare, this tumor could be related to the presence of prosthetic material and specifically that of Dacron. Primary cardiac tumors have to be considered in the differential diagnosis of prosthetic valve dysfunction.






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