Primary oesophageal small cell carcinoma initially manifestating as purulent pericardiac effusion

This article reports a case of primary oesophageal small cell carcinoma with a large amount of purulent pericardial effusion due to oesophageal rupture. The patient was treated with chemotherapy, which resulted in a marked decrease in the size of the oesophageal mass and partial resolving of metasta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yang, Go Eun, Kim, Heung Cheol, Kim, Jung Hun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30363338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20160051
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Sumario:This article reports a case of primary oesophageal small cell carcinoma with a large amount of purulent pericardial effusion due to oesophageal rupture. The patient was treated with chemotherapy, which resulted in a marked decrease in the size of the oesophageal mass and partial resolving of metastatic lymphadenopathy.

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