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Pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and pneumoretroperitoneum complicating pulmonary metastatic carcinoma in a cat
Author(s) -
Greci V.,
Baio A.,
Bibbiani L.,
Caggiano E.,
Borgonovo S.,
Olivero D.,
Rocchi P. M.,
Raiano V.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/jsap.12366
Subject(s) - pneumopericardium , medicine , pneumomediastinum , pneumothorax , cardiac tamponade , mediastinal emphysema , lung abscess , tamponade , lung , pneumonia , surgery , subcutaneous emphysema
This report describes a case of severe spontaneous tension pneumopericardium with concurrent pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and retropneumoperitoneum in a cat presenting with dyspnoea and signs of cardiac tamponade secondary to metastatic pulmonary carcinoma. Spontaneous pneumopericardium is an extremely uncommon condition consisting of pericardial gas in the absence of iatrogenic/traumatic causes. In humans, it has been described secondary to pneumonia or lung abscess and very rarely secondary to pulmonary neoplasia.