title: Cardiac tamponade: an unusual clinical presentation.
abstract: Pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade is an unusual presentation of lymphoma, although cardiac involvement is often a late finding in widespread malignancy. Clinical identification can be difficult ante-mortem. New cardiac symptoms or classic findings of cardiac tamponade should prompt aggressive investigation. We present a case of B-cell lymphoma that initially presented as pericardial effusion with tamponade and discuss the characteristic physical findings and radiographic data that assist in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Eakle
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Goodin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*