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The management of cardiac tamponade in patients with breast cancer
Author(s) -
Bitran Jacob D.,
Evans Richard,
Brown Charles
Publication year - 1984
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.2930270110
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tamponade , breast cancer , tamponade , oncology , surgery , general surgery , cancer
Six patients with disseminated breast cancer and cardiac tamponade were treated with a pleuropericardial window and in four patients with systemic chemotherapy. The median survival of these six patients was 17 months (range 1‐50 months). These results indicate that aggressive therapy in patients with cardiac tamponade and breast cancer can lead to prolonged survivals.