An Uncommon Cause of Cardiac Arrest: Tamponade Secondary to Malignant Pericardial Effusion From Myxoid Sarcoma
Primary tumors involving the pericardium are rare and often are incidentally discovered with transthoracic echocardiography. These tumors cause complications from obstruction of cardiac function with hemodynamic instability. We present a case of a 30-year-old man with primary myxoid sarcoma that res...
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| Main Authors: | Marianna Weaver, James Bradley, Shahab Ghafghazi, Christopher Fine |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0183 |
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