Cardiac tamponade as the only initial feature of malignancy: A case report and review of the literature
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 32 (2) , 96-99
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.2930320211
Abstract
Cardiac involvement in the form of pericardial effusion or tamponade as the initial feature of extracardiac malignancy is extremely rare. An extensive search of medical literature yielded only 36 such cases. A case is presented and literature reviewed.Keywords
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