title: Benign thymoma presenting as symptomatic pericardial tamponade.
abstract: Benign thymomas occasionally are complicated with pericardial effusion, but to our knowledge none has been reported with pericardial tamponade. We describe a man with pericardial tamponade in whom subsequent work-up revealed a benign thymoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Miriam Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02906, USA.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Lanna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadaniantz
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology