Prolonged Drainage and Intrapericardial Bleomycin Administration for Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Cancer-Related Pericardial Effusion

Malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) is a serious complication of several cancers. The most commonly involved solid tumors are lung and breast cancer. MPE can give rise to the clinical picture of cardiac tamponade, a life threatening condition that needs immediate drainage. While simple pericardioce...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore)
Main Authors: Numico, Gianmauro, Cristofano, Antonella, Occelli, Marcella, Sicuro, Marco, Mozzicafreddo, Alessandro, Fea, Elena, Colantonio, Ida, Merlano, Marco, Piovano, Pierluigi, Silvestris, Nicola
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839808/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27082564
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003273
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