The natural history of pericardial tamponade secondary to recurrent ovarian carcinoma — A case report and review of the literature
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•We report a case of malignant cardiac tamponade secondary to ovarian carcinoma•We emphasize the quick and fatal outcome of such a complication•It seems that aggressive treatment offers the longest overall survival.
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