%0 Journal Article
%T Primary testicular lymphoma with cardiac involvement in an immunocompetent patient: case report and a concise review of literature
%A Saurabh Dahiya
%A Wei B. Ooi
%A Jaya Mallidi
%A Senthil Sivalingam
%J Rare Tumors
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/rt.2012.e43
%X Primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) is a rare testicular tumor representing less than 9% of all testicular cancers. PTL usually tends to spread to or relapse at nodal structures or extra-nodal sites such as contralateral testes, central nervous system, skin, lung, pleura, waldeyer¡¯s ring and soft tissues. We present a case of PTL with huge left atrial mass, an extremely unusual site of involvement. Early disease usually carries a good prognosis, whereas advanced stage carries an extremely poor prognosis. Herein, we report the complete remission to date in a patient with advanced stage PTL with huge left atrial mass, treated with systemic rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone and intrathecal methotrexate. A brief review of literature focusing on various aspects of management of primary testicular lymphoma and lymphomatous involvement of heart is also discussed.
%K testicular cancers
%K cardiac lymphoma
%K immunocompetent
%U http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/4296