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Published on: June 11, 2019
Cardiac tamponade as a presentation of malignant thymoma
1Department of Pathology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509.
Abstract:
Morphologic, cytochemical and immunocytochemical studies of pericardial fluid from a 30-year-old man presenting with cardiac tamponade are described. Based on the results of the immunocytochemical studies and the histologic examination of excised pericardium, a diagnosis of malignant thymoma was made. This is the first documented case in which malignant cells were found in the pericardial effusion in a patient with invasive thymoma. The significance of using a multidisciplinary approach to the study of body fluids is discussed.
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