B-Cell lymphoproliferative disorder of an ICD pocket: a diagnostic puzzle in an immunosuppressed patient

Jan Nemec; Steven H Swerdlow; Raveen Bazaz; Samir F Saba; Ala A Shalaby

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01084.x

B-Cell lymphoproliferative disorder of an ICD pocket: a diagnostic puzzle in an immunosuppressed patient

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Jun;31(6):769-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01084.x.

Authors

Jan Nemec¹, Steven H Swerdlow, Raveen Bazaz, Samir F Saba, Ala A Shalaby

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 18507553
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01084.x

Abstract

We present a case of a patient with lymphoma in an ICD pocket in the setting of posttransplant immune suppression. Infection of the ICD system was suspected and the correct diagnosis was established by biopsy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, B-Cell / immunology
Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology*
Male