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From the Gut to the Heart: Cardiac Tamponade due to Lymphatic Metastasis

Malignant pericardial effusion is common, being reported in 5–15% of all cancer patients. It most commonly arises from metastasis of lymphomas and of tumours of the lung, breast and, infrequently, the gastrointestinal tract. We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented to the emergency...

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Autores principales: Pãosinho, Ana, Esteves, Ana Luísa, Pereira, António João
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6432822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30931268
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2019_001033