title: Multiple myeloma with pericardial involvement and cardiac tamponade: a report of three patients.
abstract: Pericardial involvement and cardiac tamponade are rare complications of multiple myeloma (MM) and in most reported cases it has been diagnosed only at autopsy. Three cases of multiple myeloma with pericardial involvement seen at a single institution are described. The approach to the treatment is discussed and the literature on this rare complication of MM is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Markel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben Arie
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*