Malignant pericardial effusion associated with metastatic rectal cancer: case report.
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.
Ben Yosef
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Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Warner
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Gez
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Catane
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery