A Rare Case with Primary Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Pericardium
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
;
: 104-107, 2010.
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em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-207085
ABSTRACT
A primary pericardial tumor is very rare. A 77-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with chief complaint of exertional dyspnea due to large amount of pericardial effusion. She was finally diagnosed as pericardial undifferentiated carcinoma without definite histopathologial, immunochemistry feature. Despite palliative radiation therapy, the patient died of multiple organ failure. The prognosis of primary pericardial undifferentiated carcinoma is known to be very poor, especially in old people.
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Assunto principal:
Derrame Pericárdico
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Pericárdio
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Prognóstico
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Carcinoma
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Ecocardiografia
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Imunoquímica
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Dispneia
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Insuficiência de Múltiplos Órgãos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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