title: Occult thymic carcinoma presenting as malignant cardiac tamponade.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: 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