title: What constitutes definitive therapy of malignant pericardial effusion? "Medical" versus surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66103.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vacek
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques; D010492:Pericardiectomy