May involve any and all layers of the heart and any and all chambers of the heart. A mass thickening or distortion of the shape of involved anatomy. The cut surface appears either white or shades of gray to light tan, depending on cytological features. The histology is that of the spectrum of Hodgkins disease and non-Hodgkins lymphomas.
Arrhythmias are the most common sign of cardiac involvement, as with any metastatic cancers.
Impaired cardiac output possible due to restrictive myocardial infiltration. Mass lesions causing obstruction of blood flow are rare. Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. Search Medline at National Library of Medicine Please be patient during transfer. Medline will open in a new window.