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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;54(4):214-217. Published online April 1, 2011.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.4.214
- Malignant pericardial effusion in carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
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Mi Hyang Kim, Tae Hwa Lee, Chun June Lee, Heong Yeol Kim, Won Gyu Kim, Sung Han Kim
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. leehula@hanmail.net
- Abstract
- The occurrence of malignant pericardial effusion is rare in squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Only six cases of antemortem diagnosis have been reported. We report a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix who received emergent pericardiocentesis. In a few reported cases, women with pericardial involvement are candidates for radiation or chemotherapy. Early detection and prompt management of pericardial effusion is correlated with better quality of life and a decreased morbidity.
Keywords :Pericardial effusion;Squamous cell carcinoma of uterine cervix;Pericardiocentesis
