Think Outside the Heart: An Unusual Cause of Large Hemopericardium

Nabel Rajab Basha; Priscilla Wessly; Mohammed A. Chamsi-Pasha

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1276

Think Outside the Heart: An Unusual Cause of Large Hemopericardium

Nabel Rajab Basha, Priscilla Wessly, Mohammed A. Chamsi-Pasha

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Abstract

Pericardial effusions secondary to tumors are commonly metastatic, originating primarily from the lung, breast, and lymphomas. Pericardial tamponade is a rare oncological emergency warranting early identification and treatment. We describe a 66-year-old male found to have a large bloody pericardial effusion causing tamponade physiology, and multimodality imaging was consistent with intrapericardial malignancy with no identifiable primary source. He was subsequently diagnosed with type B3 thymoma after mediastinal resection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	69-74
Number of pages	6
Journal	Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1276
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

hemorrhagic pericardial effusion
invasive thymoma
mediastinal mass
pericardial effusion
Heart
Medical Oncology
Multimodal Imaging
Humans
Male
Aged
Cardiac Tamponade/diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion/diagnostic imaging

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Medicine(all)

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