title: Neoplastic pericarditis as the initial manifestation of a papillary thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: Neoplastic pericarditis represents approximately 5%-7% of the cases with acute pericarditis and is rarely the initial manifestation of malignancy. The most common cause is lung cancer, followed by breast cancer, lymphomas, leukemia, and esophageal cancer. Neoplastic pericardial disease is extremely rare in thyroid cancer, especially as the first manifestation. Here, we present a papillary thyroid carcinoma that was manifested with pericarditis and cardiac tamponade in a 49-year-old female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, 401 General Military Hospital, Athens, Greece. tsoukn@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsoukalas
authors.forename: Ioannis D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Kostakis
authors.forename: Stamatina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demiri
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koumakis
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barbounis
authors.forename: Kalypso
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barbati
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Efremidis
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*