title: Malignant pericardial effusion associated with metastatic rectal cancer: case report.
abstract: Pericardial effusion caused by malignant disease is an uncommon disorder. We present a patient with rectal cancer who developed malignant pericardial effusion as the main site of relapse 18 months following surgery. We discuss the incidence and the therapy of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Yosef
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Catane
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery