Large pericardial mass mimicking pericardial effusion

Mediastinal yolk sac tumour mimicking pericardial effusion.

In this report we present a case ofprimary yolk sac tumour of the anterior mediastinum in which two dimensional echocardiography showed an extracardiac mass simulating a large pericardial effusion. Mediastinal yolk sac tumour is a rare germ cell neoplasm affecting mainly young men.' The most common presenting symptoms are dyspnoea, cough, and chest pain.2 The prognosis is usually poor, though i...

Compressive Mediastinal Mass and Large Pericardial Effusion in a Child.

928 October 2015 C omputed tomography (Ct) provides a multitude of information for the anesthesiologist tasked with providing safe care to patients with mediastinal masses and pericardial effusions. Ct may suggest the extent of disease providing clues as to how it interplays with the cardiopulmonary systems during induction of anesthesia. An 11-yr-old with facial swelling and lymphadenopathy pr...

Pericardial effusion.

Laparoscopic pericardial fenestration for malignant pericardial effusion.

A Laparoscopic means of treating malignant pericardial effusion is implemented and compared with other approaches for management of this condition. Laparoscopic pericardial fenestration was performed in a 68 year old man with bronchogenic carcinoma and recurrent pericardial effusion. . The procedure tool 45 minutes and no complications were observed. We feel that laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic...

Large pericardial effusion :a clinical dilemma!

A 55yr old gentleman known diabetic and hypertensive presented with breathlessness and tingling sensation of both upper and lower limbs with strong family history of similar neurological problems. On extensive evaluation he was found to have amyloidic peripheral neuropathy with large pericardial effusion. Tubercular etiology was confirmed by pericardial fluid PCR and culture. Here the diagnosti...