腹癌揭示了一个隐藏的威胁:恶性心周溢血病例
Mohammed Abusuliman1, Amr M Mohamed2, Anas Mahmoud3
1Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA.
Cureus
|October 30, 2023
概括
恶性心周溢血 (MPE) 可能是一个沉默的癌症并发症. 通过POCUS和细胞学进行早期诊断对于瘤患者及时治疗和缓解症状至关重要.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 诊断成像 诊断成像 诊断成像
背景情况:
- 恶性心周溢血 (MPE) 是癌症患者的一种并发症,通常是由于转移性疾病.
- 肺癌是心周转移的最常见原因,尽管MPE可以潜伏地呈现.
- MPE可能是未知的恶性瘤的第一个迹象,需要高度的临床怀疑.
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