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Intrapericardial interferon in the management of malignant pericardial effusion
H E Wilkins1, J Cacioppo, M M Connolly
1Department of Surgery, Columbus-Cabrini Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
Chest
|July 23, 1998
Abstract:
A patient with pericardial tamponade secondary to malignant pericardial effusion underwent pericardiocentesis followed by intrapericardial instillation of recombinant interferon alfa-2b (INTRON A; Schering-Plough; Kenilworth, NJ). The patient subsequently received a full course of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for her primary malignant tumor and experienced no recurrence of the pericardial effusion.