Massive pericardial effusion and multiple pericardial masses due to an anterior mediastinal teratoma rupturing in pericardial sac

A 25 -year-old Egyptian man presented to our unit for the evaluation of a large pericardial effusion. At 1 month before presentation he suffered from daily bouts of fever. Chest x-ray revealed cardiomegaly, echocardiography showed large pericardial effusion and multiple pericardial masses. Needle pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2012-10, Vol.2012, p.bcr2012006877
Hauptverfasser:	Ahmed, Mohammed Abd Elalim, Fouda, Ragai, Ammar, Hussam, Amin, Samy M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Africa Calcium - metabolism Cardiomegaly - etiology Cysts Fever Humans Male Mediastinal Cyst - complications Mediastinal Cyst - pathology Mediastinal Cyst - surgery Mediastinal Neoplasms - complications Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology Mediastinal Neoplasms - surgery Mediastinum - pathology Mediastinum - surgery Middle-East Pericardial Effusion - etiology Pericardial Effusion - surgery Pericardium Pericardium - pathology Pericardium - surgery Rupture, Spontaneous Sternotomy Teratoma - complications Teratoma - pathology Teratoma - surgery Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms
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