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Pericardial effusion as first evidence of malignancy in bronchogenic carcinoma
Author(s) -
Sulkes Aaron,
Weshler Zeev,
Kopolovic Yuri
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930200202
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchogenic carcinoma , pericardial effusion , malignancy , adenocarcinoma , radiology , effusion , carcinoma , lung , pericardium , lung cancer , pleural effusion , mesothelioma , pathology , cancer , surgery
Two patients in whom the development of a malignant pericardial effusion lead to the diagnosis of an unsuspected bronchogenic carcinoma are presented. Pericardial involvement has rarely been described as the first manifestation of an underlying lung tumor. Histologic type in both cases was adenocarcinoma, the most commonly described pattern in this situation. In concurrence with previous reports, prognosis of patients with malignant pericardial effusion remains poor.