A case of Hodgkin's lyphoma which caused pericardial tamponade in a young female patient

Funda Coşkun; Ahmet Sami Bayram; Bülent Özdemir; Murat Biçer

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.131

Funda Coşkun¹, Ahmet Sami Bayram², Bülent Özdemir³, Murat Biçer⁴

¹Departments of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
²Departments of Chest Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
³Departments of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
⁴Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.131

Malignant pericardial effusions (MPE) account for approximately 21% of all patients with advanced malignancies. The standard approach to management of MPE has remained controversial. In this article, we present the case of an 18-year-old female who was admitted to our clinic with pericardial tamponade. A cytological examination of the pericardial effusion revealed malignant cells, and the biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the nodular sclerosing type.

Keywords : Hodgkin’s lymphoma; malignant pericardial effusion; pericardiocentesis

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