January 24, 2020Heart
Pericardial diseases in patients with cancer: contemporary prevalence, management and outcomes
Key result
Neoplastic pericardial effusion is a common manifestation of advanced malignancies, most frequently involving lung, breast, haematological, and gastrointestinal cancers.
Population
Patients with cancer and pericardial diseases
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Neoplastic pericardial effusion signals advanced malignancy needing urgent evaluation; leaves open refined prognostic tools and management trials.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with cancer and pericardial diseases (including neoplastic pericardial effusion with or without tamponade, effusive-constrictive pericarditis, and constrictive pericarditis)
Management of neoplastic pericardial effusion is a complex multidisciplinary challenge that must be tailored to the patient's clinical status and prognosis.
Cite This Study
Imazio et al. (2020) conducted a review in Neoplastic pericardial effusion. Neoplastic pericardial effusion is a common manifestation of advanced malignancies, most frequently involving lung, breast, haematological, and gastrointestinal cancers.