Cardiac tamponade in lung cancer.
Neoplastic cardiac tamponade is extraordinary and dramatic as an initial presentation of cancer and not so unusual as a late complication. Five clinically and microscopically confirmed cases of cardiac tamponade as the first manifestation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma are reported along with a review of pertinent literature.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged