Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion Leading to Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare Initial Presentation of Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

Malignancy associated pericardial effusion is a serious condition and testifies to poor prognosis. Cardiac tamponade can be the first presentation of underlying adenocarcinoma of the lung. We present a 78-year-old female with no known history of any malignancy, who presented with symptoms of abdomin...

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Autores principales: Mehmood, Maham A, Bapna, Monica, Siddiqa, Ayesha, Haider, Asim, Saad, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33312807
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11411

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33312807
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11411

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