Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer
Joint Authors
Rodríguez-Rosales, Yuridia Evangelina
Salazar-Mejía, Carlos Eduardo
Soto-Martínez, Blanca Angélica
Hernández-Barajas, David
Vidal-Gutiérrez, Oscar
Gómez-Macías, Gabriela Sofia
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy worldwide in women and the third most common cause of cancer death in developing countries.
This type of cancer spreads mainly to the lung, the bone, and the brain; however, the pericardium is an unusual site of invasion, which is associated with a poor prognosis.
We present a case of a 35-year-old woman with six months of leg edema and abnormal uterine bleeding.
During the initial evaluation, cardiac tamponade and a bilateral pleural effusion were found.
A left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy was identified on physical examination, while gynecological examination and MRI were irrelevant.
Initial cytology of the pericardial fluid showed a poorly differentiated carcinoma, and a cervical biopsy revealed a squamous cell invasive carcinoma.
Chemotherapy was started with carboplatin and paclitaxel, but no clinical improvement was noted and the patient died 46 days after arrival.
Cardiac tamponade in a young female patient is a harbinger to widen the differential diagnosis to include not only infectious, cardiac, or metabolic etiology but also oncological causes since this will allow appropriate treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rodríguez-Rosales, Yuridia Evangelina& Salazar-Mejía, Carlos Eduardo& Soto-Martínez, Blanca Angélica& Hernández-Barajas, David& Vidal-Gutiérrez, Oscar& Gómez-Macías, Gabriela Sofia. 2019. Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rodríguez-Rosales, Yuridia Evangelina…[et al.]. Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rodríguez-Rosales, Yuridia Evangelina& Salazar-Mejía, Carlos Eduardo& Soto-Martínez, Blanca Angélica& Hernández-Barajas, David& Vidal-Gutiérrez, Oscar& Gómez-Macías, Gabriela Sofia. Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142094
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142094