Τίτλος:
Advanced bronchogenic carcinoma presented as cardiac tamponade: A case report and a review of the literature
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Although most fatal lung tumors are well diagnosed before a patient's death, occasionally forensic pathologists encounter cases of sudden death in which the presence of a primary small cell lung carcinoma was not suspected. We present the case of a 49-year-old man asymptomatic until 2 days before his death. The autopsy revealed a huge tumorous mass originating from the central bronchus, infiltrating the large vessels, pulmonary parenchyma, pericardium, and the right ventricle of the heart. Pericardial sac was distended due to pericardial effusion (700 mL). Examination also revealed metastases to the liver, pancreas, and right adrenal gland. Microscopic examination identified the primary neoplasm as a small cell lung carcinoma after common stain of hematoxylin-eosin, and additional immunohistochemistry were performed. © 2015 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Συγγραφείς:
Papavdi, A.
Nathena, D.
Kranioti, E.F.
Madentzoglou, M.
Michalodimitrakis, M.
Περιοδικό:
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Εκδότης:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
asymptomatic disease; Cardiac Tamponade; case report; heart tumor; human; lung tumor; male; middle aged; pathology; secondary; small cell lung cancer; sudden death; tumor invasion, Asymptomatic Diseases; Cardiac Tamponade; Death, Sudden; Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
DOI:
10.1097/PAF.0000000000000134
