Disseminated carcinoma of the breast with malignant pericardial tamponade and complete heart block--a case report.
A 49 year old Malay women presented with pericardial tamponade 18 months following left segmentectomy and local irradiation for carcinoma of the breast. Subsequently she developed complete heart block terminating in cardiac arrest.
Ismail
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Yusoff
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Azhar
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Seng
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium