Tumor pericarditis
Neoplastic pericarditis is caused by pericardial metastasis of malignant tumors or primary pericardial tumors, such as mesothelioma. Lung cancer, breast cancer, leukemia, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma account for 80% of cases.
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Site of disease:
heart -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
All groups -
Related symptoms:
Pericardial inflammation Difficulty breathing Bloody exudate Distended neck veins Chest pain -
Concurrent disease: