title: [Dyspnea, oliguria and lower extremities edema in a patient undergoing mediastinic radiotherapy for a non-resectable thymic carcinoma].
abstract: In this case report we present the clinical signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade of tumor origin. We explain the clinical investigations for its diagnosis as well as its specific differential diagnosis in cancer patients. The different therapeutic options are also presented together with a brief summary of the thymic carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oncología, Clínica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, España.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gil-Bazo
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Azcárate Agüero
authors.forename: Leire
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arbea Moreno
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno Jiménez
authors.forename: José Esteban
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Salgado Pascual
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Foncillas
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martín-Algarra
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D009846:Oliguria / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*