Cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of primary pericardial mesothelioma.
Although cardiac tamponade is a known complication of malignancy, it is rarely the initial manifestation. We report a 46-year-old male who presented with malignant cardiac tamponade 6 months prior to the definitive diagnosis of primary pericardial mesothelioma. A thorough literature search has not revealed a similar care.
Northern Israel Oncology Center, Chemotherapy Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
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Stein
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Neuman
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Dale
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Drumea
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Ben-Itzhak
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Bar-Shalom
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Goldscher
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Haim
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed