Open AccessAdvanced lung cancer presenting with malignant pericardial effusion
Author(s) -
Sadiq Abid M.,
Sadiq Adnan M.,
Nkya Gilbert Z.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4179
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardium , pericardial effusion , pericardial fluid , lung cancer , radiology , lymph , malignant disease , lung , cancer , metastasis , thickening , pathology , surgery , chemistry , polymer science
Irregular pericardial wall thickening, mediastinal lymph nodes, and pericardial fluid analysis are helpful to identify metastasis to the pericardium though it is a marker of advanced disease and poor prognosis.
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