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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
Intracavitary metastasis causing right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction is very rare. Combination of cardiac tamponade with RVOT obstruction due to intracavitary metastasis has never been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of colonic carcinoma with sudden onset of severe dyspnea. Echocardiography detected cardiac tamponade as well as a huge intracavitary mass obstructing the RVOT. Pericardiocentesis and surgical resection of the right ventricular mass were performed but the patient died during operation. Thus, the combination of intracavitary RVOT obstruction and cardiac tamponade in a patient with carcinoma suggests extensive myocardial and pericardial involvement with a poor prognosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:author
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Metastatic colonic carcinoma with intracavitary right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and cardiac tamponade: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports