Why the study?
Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency with diverse underlying etiologies including neoplastic causes, making prompt identification and treatment crucial.
Cardiac tamponade can rarely serve as the initial presentation of an unknown primary malignancy, requiring immediate pericardiocentesis and subsequent diagnostic workup.
Pericardial effusion is one of the common medical conditions in clinical practice. It can present as ranging from asymptomatic to shock as in cardiac tamponade. Underlying etiology is diverse, including infections, metabolic, autoimmune, and neoplastic. Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency, making it crucial for identification. It is treated with immediate pericardiocentesis for symptomatic management, followed by identifying the underlying cause. Here we present an interesting case, presented as cardiac tamponade with underlying malignancy.
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