SpringerLink
Log in

Left main coronary stenosis by a mediastinal lymphoma

  • Case Reports
  • Published:
The clinical investigator Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

A 50-year-old patient presented with a 3-month history of chest pain, a pathological result on electrocardiogram stress test, and signs of coronary heart disease on myocardial scintigraphy. Coronary angiography showed an isolated, moderate tubular stenosis of the left main coronary artery. Coronary bypass surgery was carried out, and intraoperative examination revealed a mediastinal lymphoma which caused the stenosis of the left main artery by external compression.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
EUR 32.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or Ebook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price includes VAT (Germany)

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

ECG:

electrocardiogram

References

  1. Atie J, Brugada P, Brugada J, et al. (1990) Clinical presentation and prognosis of left main coronary artery disease in 1980s. Eur Heart J 12:495–502

    Google Scholar 

  2. Ito A, Mori M, Naito M (1989) Induction of uterine hemangioendothelioma and lymphoma in F1 mice by oral administration of azathioprine. Jpn J Cancer Res 80:419–423

    Google Scholar 

  3. Javier BV, Yount WJ, Crosby DJ, Hall TC (1967) Cardiac metastases in lymphoma and leukemia. Dis Chest 52:481–484

    Google Scholar 

  4. Kline IK (1972) Cardiac lymphatic involvement by metastatic tumor. Cancer 29:799–808

    Google Scholar 

  5. Kopelson G, Herwig KJ (1978) The etiologies of coronary disease in cancer patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 4:895–906

    Google Scholar 

  6. McAllister HA, Fenoglio JJ (1978) Tumors of the cardiovascular system. In: Atlas of tumor pathology, 2nd ser, fasc 15. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC

    Google Scholar 

  7. McDonnell PJ, Mann RB, Bulkley BH (1982) Involvement of the heart by malignant lymphoma. Cancer 49:944–951

    Google Scholar 

  8. Radwaner BA, Geringer R, Goldmann A, Schwartz MJ, Kamp HG (1987) Left main coronary artery stenosis following mediastinal irradiation. Am J Med 82:1017–1020

    Google Scholar 

  9. Wilkinson AH, Smith JL, Hunsicker LG, Tobacman J, Kapelanski DP, Johnson M, Wright FH, Behrendt DM, Carry RJ (1989) Increased frequency of posttransplant lymphomas in patients treated with cyclosporine, azathioprine, and prednisone. Transplantation 47:293–296

    Google Scholar 

  10. Yokoyama M, Yamada T, Nakahara H, et al. (1990) Left coronary ostial stenosis in aortitis syndrome; patch mounted graft techniques for proximal anastomosis. Nippon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi 38:692–697

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Medizinische Klinik II, Städtische Kliniken Kassel, Germany

    U. Zeymer, W. -D. Hirschmann & K. -L. Neuhaus

  2. Medizinische Klinik II, Städtische Kliniken Kassel, Moenchebergstrasse 41-43, W-3500, Kassel, FRG

    U. Zeymer

Authors
  1. U. Zeymer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. W. -D. Hirschmann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. K. -L. Neuhaus
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Zeymer, U., Hirschmann, W.D. & Neuhaus, K.L. Left main coronary stenosis by a mediastinal lymphoma. Clin Investig 70, 1024–1026 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180313

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180313

Key words

Search

Navigation