Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia as a major clinical presentation of the primary coronary sinus lymphoma: A case report

Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jan 8;100(1):e24225. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024225.

Abstract

Rationale: Primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare tumor, especially a tumor located in coronary sinus (CS). The most common symptom of cardiac tumors is dyspnea, accounting for 64%, followed by chest pain, accounting for 26%. However, the cases with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) as a major clinical presentation are extremely rare.

Patient concerns: We report a 55-year-old female patient with primary CS lymphoma and paroxysmal SVT.

Diagnoses: After the surgical resection, pathology revealed the evidence of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Interventions: The patient underwent chemotherapy after CS tumor resection.

Outcomes: The patient was disease-free during the 6-month follow-up.

Lessons: CS enlargement may be the cause of SVT. Echocardiography should focus on the CS section to arrive at the right diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Sinus*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology