Usefulness of transthoracic echocardiogram in management of cardiac involvement in large B-Cell lymphoma: a case report Utilità dell'ecocardiogramma nella gestione di un caso clinico di linfoma a grandi cellule di tipo B con coinvolgimento cardiaco

Usefulness of transthoracic echocardiogram in management of cardiac involvement in large B-Cell lymphoma: a case report. M. Ruzzolini, G.L. Panetta, A. Evangelista, C. Peraldo Neja, P. Azzolini. Primary lymphoma often involve the heart, especially the right side. Prompt diagnosis is necessary to start the right therapy and decrease symptoms and death risk rate. Transthoracic echocardiogram is the first line exam to per- form when symptoms are suspicious of mediastinal mass. Keywords: large B-cell lymphoma, transthoracic echocar- diogram, pulmonary stenosis, pericardial effusion, cardiac imaging.