Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2011
Abstract
The authors report on a case of a 60-year-old female admitted to hospital with symptoms of bilateral cardiac failure. Upon ultasonic examination of the heart, a massive pericardial exudate was diagnosed.
Pericardial drainage was done to find the cause of pericardial effusion. Cells of malignant lymphoma were detected cytologically while immunophenotypization demonstrated a malignant lymphoma exudate.A computed tomography (CT) examination of the thorax disclosed a mediastinal tumour with infiltration of both lungs, vascular structures and dissemination on the chest wall.