Lung Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Early Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer death in the USA and worldwide despite continued advances in lung cancer screening and treatment. Pericardial effusion (PerF) has been found in up to 50% of postmortem patients with cancer; lung and breast cancers are the most frequent malignancies. Furthermore, it is a sign of poor outcomes with fewer than 5 months of survival. Nevertheless, PErF with or without tamponade as a presentation of lung cancer is uncommon.

Case presentation

We present a 72-year-old male without medical history who presented with 1 month of cough with white sputum and shortness of breath, progressively worsening, associated with weight loss (20 pounds). Further studies demonstrated early cardiac tamponade secondary to malignancy.

SUBMITTER: Chapiolkina V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11324266 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature