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Pericardial metastatic tumor

肿瘤外科

Common symptoms

胸痛、颈静脉怒张、心包炎、心包填塞、呼吸困难、心包积液、纵隔增宽、心动过速、奇脉、端坐呼吸

The pathology of disease

Pericardial metastasis is malignant seeding of pericardium by lung/breast/lymphoma; hemorrhagic effusion; tamponade; cytology; pericardial window.

Symptoms

Dyspnea; chest pain; hypotension; muffled heart sounds; known malignancy; hemorrhagic effusion; tamponade

Causes

Metastatic lung/breast cancer; lymphoma; leukemia; malignant pericardial involvement.

Treatment

Pericardiocentesis; pericardial window; systemic therapy; treat tamponade; palliative

Dept

Oncology / cardiology / cardiothoracic surgery.

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