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Cardiac tamponade should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative hemodynamic instability following cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer to facilitate timely intervention.
Cardiac tamponade should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative hemodynamic instability in ovarian cancer patients.
Supports considering tamponade in post-cytoreductive instability differentials; case report leaves open broader validation.
•Pericardial effusion may be present early in the disease process in patients with ovarian cancer.•Even a small pericardial effusion may become clinically apparent in the setting of concomitant pleural effusion(s).•Cardiac tamponade should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative hemodynamic instability to facilitate timely intervention.
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English et al. (2015) studied this question. Cardiac tamponade should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative hemodynamic instability following cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer to facilitate timely intervention.
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