Malignant pericardial effusion as a primary manifestation of metastatic colon cancer: a case report

Malignant pericardial effusion as a primary manifestation of metastatic colon cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Pericardial neoplastic involvement is rarely related to primary tumors of the pericardium and is most often caused by spread from other primary sites, such as lung and breast carcinomas, hematological malignancies (lymphoma and leukemia), and melanoma. Although pericardial metast...

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Main Authors: Milena Brachmans Mascarenhas Neves, Mirella Velasco Stival, Yuri Costa Sarno Neves, Jordânia Gonçalves Pereira da Silva, Daniela Borges da Rocha Macedo, Bianca Mendes Carnevalli, Alana Moura Fé e Silva, Claudia Vaz de Melo Sette, Stephane Tomaz da Luz, Daniel de Iracema Gomes Cubero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Case report
Pericardium effusion
Colon cancer
Metastasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03085-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03085-w

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