Adrenocortical carcinoma with a giant pericardial mass.
A patient with a history of adrenocortical carcinoma presented with massive pericardial effusion and a giant pericardial mass. Death resulted from cardiac tamponade. At autopsy a large necrotic mass was histologically similar to the original adrenocortical carcinoma. We present this case and review the literature on metastatic pericardial disease.
Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa National Hospital, Japan.
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Nakata
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Yagi
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Oyama
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Kida
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Sugioka
D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium