title: Pericardial tamponade as initial presentation of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: We herein describe a 19-year-old woman who presented with pericardial effusion that resulted in heart tamponade. The clinicopathological study revealed papillary carcinoma of the thyroid metastasized to the heart. Although malignant pericardial effusion is a known complication of thyroid cancer, it is rarely the first manifestation and shows a relatively favourable prognosis despite widespread metastases if adequate treatment is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital De La Vega Baja, Orihuela, Spain. migova@terra.es
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: González Valverde
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gómez Ramos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moltó Aguado
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Balsalobre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menarguez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barreras
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Torregrosa
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vázquez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology