Occult thymic carcinoma presenting as malignant cardiac tamponade.
A 66-year-old woman who presented with malignant cardiac tamponade of unknown origin was eventually found to have a tiny squamous cell carcinoma of the thymus. Thus, even a small thymic carcinoma can exhibit highly aggressive behavior. It should be included in the differential diagnosis of malignant cardiac tamponade of unknown origin.
Ando
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Y
Department of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital.
Hirabayashi
N
N
Minami
H
H
Nomura
F
F
Sakai
S
S
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis