Pericardial Biopsy Revealed Gastric Signet-Ring Cell Cancer

Pericardial Biopsy Revealed Gastric Signet-Ring Cell Cancer

We describe the case of an 85-year-old man who presented with a large pericardial effusion. The patient was admitted because of anorexia and general malaise. Chest X-ray revealed an increased cardiothoracic ratio and a small amount of bilateral pleural effusion. Two-dimensional ultrasonographic echo...

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Main Authors: Yu Hashimoto, Yoshifumi Iwata, Ryusho Sangen, Daisuke Usuda, Tsugiyasu Kanda, Daisuke Sakamoto, Shou Takagi, Shigeru Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Pericardiostomy
Cardiac tamponade
Gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381260

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