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Cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of papillary thyroid carcinoma. 1994

C S Kovacs, and G K Nguyen, and J C Mullen, and P M Crockford

Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Hypothyroidism is a well known cause of pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade; thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the heart and pericardium is rarely encountered in clinical practice. The authors report the case of a 68-year-old male who presented in acute distress from cardiac tamponade. Cytological examination of the pericardial and pleural fluid, and histological examination of a pericardial biopsy revealed a metastatic papillary carcinoma with psammoma bodies. Subsequent reexamination of the patient demonstrated a thyroid nodule and bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy. Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid nodule and cervical lymph nodes detected a papillary thyroid carcinoma with metastases to the lymph nodes. The literature relevant to hypothyroidism, thyroid malignancy and cardiac tamponade is briefly reviewed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010490	Pericardial Effusion	Fluid accumulation within the PERICARDIUM. Serous effusions are associated with pericardial diseases. Hemopericardium is associated with trauma. Lipid-containing effusion (chylopericardium) results from leakage of THORACIC DUCT. Severe cases can lead to CARDIAC TAMPONADE.	Chylopericardium,Hemopericardium,Chylopericardiums,Effusion, Pericardial,Effusions, Pericardial,Pericardial Effusions
D010491	Pericardial Window Techniques	Surgical construction of an opening or window in the pericardium. It is often called subxiphoid pericardial window technique.	Pericardiostomy,Pericardial Window Technics,Pericardial Window Technic,Pericardial Window Technique,Pericardiostomies,Technic, Pericardial Window,Technics, Pericardial Window,Technique, Pericardial Window,Techniques, Pericardial Window,Window Technic, Pericardial,Window Technics, Pericardial,Window Technique, Pericardial,Window Techniques, Pericardial
D010996	Pleural Effusion	Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.	Effusion, Pleural,Effusions, Pleural,Pleural Effusions
D002291	Carcinoma, Papillary	A malignant neoplasm characterized by the formation of numerous, irregular, finger-like projections of fibrous stroma that is covered with a surface layer of neoplastic epithelial cells. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Carcinomas, Papillary,Papillary Carcinoma,Papillary Carcinomas
D002305	Cardiac Tamponade	Compression of the heart by accumulated fluid (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION) or blood (HEMOPERICARDIUM) in the PERICARDIUM surrounding the heart. The affected cardiac functions and CARDIAC OUTPUT can range from minimal to total hemodynamic collapse.	Pericardial Tamponade,Cardiac Tamponades,Pericardial Tamponades,Tamponade, Cardiac,Tamponade, Pericardial,Tamponades, Cardiac,Tamponades, Pericardial
D006338	Heart Neoplasms	Tumors in any part of the heart. They include primary cardiac tumors and metastatic tumors to the heart. Their interference with normal cardiac functions can cause a wide variety of symptoms including HEART FAILURE; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS; or EMBOLISM.	Cardiac Cancer,Cardiac Carcinoma,Cardiac Neoplasms,Cardiac Tumor,Cardiac Tumors,Heart Cancer,Heart Tumor,Intracavitary Tumors of the Heart,Myocardial Tumors (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasms, Cardiac,Neoplasms, Heart,Primary Cardiac Tumors, Childhood,Cancer, Cardiac,Cancer, Heart,Cancers, Cardiac,Cancers, Heart,Carcinoma, Cardiac,Carcinomas, Cardiac,Cardiac Cancers,Cardiac Carcinomas,Cardiac Neoplasm,Heart Cancers,Heart Neoplasm,Heart Tumors,Myocardial Tumor (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasm, Cardiac,Neoplasm, Heart,Tumor, Cardiac,Tumor, Heart,Tumor, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Tumors, Cardiac,Tumors, Heart,Tumors, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas)
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D001707	Biopsy, Needle	Removal and examination of tissue obtained through a transdermal needle inserted into the specific region, organ, or tissue being analyzed.	Aspiration Biopsy,Puncture Biopsy,Aspiration Biopsies,Biopsies, Aspiration,Biopsies, Needle,Biopsies, Puncture,Biopsy, Aspiration,Biopsy, Puncture,Needle Biopsies,Needle Biopsy,Puncture Biopsies

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