Malignant pericardial effusion can occur as the main site of relapse in patients with metastatic rectal cancer.
May prompt vigilance for pericardial involvement in rectal cancer relapse; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Pericardial effusion caused by malignant disease is an uncommon disorder. We present a patient with rectal cancer who developed malignant pericardial effusion as the main site of relapse 18 months following surgery. We discuss the incidence and the therapy of this condition.
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