Unsuspected Malignant Pericardial Effusion Causing Cardiac Tamponade

Autor: Johnson, Frank E., Wolverson, Michael K., Sundaram, Murali, Heiberg, Elisabeth
Zdroj: Chest; October 1982, Vol. 82 Issue: 4 p501-503, 3p
Abstrakt: We report a patient in whom the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade due to cancer was first suggested by computed tomography (CT). Because rapid diagnosis and correct treatment of cardiac tamponade improve results, we present helpful radiographic details which should increase awareness of this entity.
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