A case of Hodgkin's lyphoma which caused pericardial tamponade in a young female patient


COŞKUN N. F., BAYRAM A. S., ÖZDEMİR B., BİÇER M.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.20, no.3, pp.659-661, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Malignant pericardial effusions (MPE) account for approximately 21% of all patients with advanced malignancies. The standard approach to management of MPE has remained controversial. In this article, we present the case of an 18-year-old female who was admitted to our clinic with pericardial tamponade. A cytological examination of the pericardial effusion revealed malignant cells, and the biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma of the nodular sclerosing type.