title: [Lung cancer manifested as cardiac tamponade: a case report].
abstract: A case of lung cancer manifested as cardiac tamponade was reported. A 64-year-old male had anterior chest pain and dyspnea. A chest X-ray films showed an enlarged heart with a solitary round shadow in the left lung hilus. Echocardiogram disclosed a large amount of pericardial effusion. Emergency pericardiectomy with drainage was accomplished. The patient lived for 8 months without effusion accumulation. Histologically adenocarcinoma of the lung with prominent lymph nodes metastases was disclosed. Surgical decompression such as pericardiectomy or pericardial fenestration is a valuable selection in the treatment of pericardial effusion and tamponade.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010492:Pericardiectomy