Supplementary Material for: LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA PRESENTING AS EARLY CARDIAC TAMPONADE, CASE REPORT

Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer death in the United States of America and worldwide despite continued advances in lung cancer screening and treatment. Pericardial effusion (PErF) has been found in up to 50% of post-mortem patients with cancer; lung and breast cancers are the most frequent malignancies. Furthermore, it is a sign of poor outcomes with fewer than five months of survival. Nevertheless, PErF with or without tamponade as a presentation of lung cancer is uncommon. We present a 72-year-old male without medical history who presented with one month of cough with white sputum and shortness of breath, progressively worsening, associated with weight loss (20 pounds). Further studies demonstrated early cardiac tamponade secondary to malignancy.