Cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma.
Bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma (BCC) is a relatively uncommon form of bronchogenic cancer with an insidious onset and a variety of radiographic appearances. Although the World Health Organization currently classifies it as a subtype of adenocarcinoma, many investigators view BCC as a distinct tumor with characteristic clinical features. There are still uncertainties regarding its origin, as well as the significance of associated clinical findings such as cardiac tamponade.
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Division of Pulmonary Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, USA.
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D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography