Primary pericardial malignant fibrous histiocytoma causing cardiac tamponade

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Aug;86(2):646-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.040.

Abstract

We describe herein an extremely rare case of a large primary pericardial malignant fibrous histiocytoma causing a cardiac tamponade that occurred in a 72-year-old woman. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features are reported here together with a brief review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Cardiac Tamponade / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
  • Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / complications*
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / diagnosis
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / drug therapy
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pericardium*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed