Advanced lung cancer presenting with malignant pericardial effusion

Abstract

Abstract Irregular pericardial wall thickening, mediastinal lymph nodes, and pericardial fluid analysis are helpful to identify metastasis to the pericardium though it is a marker of advanced disease and poor prognosis.

Keywords

• atypical epithelioid cells
• cardiac tamponade
• lung malignancy
• malignant pericardial effusion
• pericardiocentesis