Mateos Caballero L, Nogales Asensio JM, Alonso González R, Garrido Romer JJ, González Fernández R, Pérez Fernández AM. [Constrictive pericarditis as the first sign of lung cancer].
Arch Bronconeumol 2007;
42:608-10. [PMID:
17125698 DOI:
10.1016/s1579-2129(06)60596-x]
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Abstract
Symptoms such as cough and hemoptysis in patients with lung cancer can be the consequence of local bronchopulmonary disease, tumor growth that leads to compression of surrounding structures, distant metastases, diverse systemic effects (anorexia, asthenia, weight loss), or paraneoplastic syndromes associated with tumor production of certain hormones. Approximately 10% of patients are asymptomatic at diagnosis. We report the case of a 77-year-old man with dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and lower limb edema. The patient died within a few days. The cause of the clinical picture was constrictive pericarditis secondary to metastases from lung carcinoma.
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