<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We present the case of a 36-year-old patient admitted with dyspnea, subjective sensation of edema of the cervical region, and precordial pain with sudden onset. Pathological antecedents revealed a respiratory intercourse three weeks ago. Laboratory findings indicated an inflammatory syndrome accompanied by hypoproteinemia. We performed an echocardiographic examination which revealed important pericardial effusion and swinging heart aspect with diastolic collapse of the right atrium and ventricle. According to the existing guidelines pericardiocentesis was immediately required. The hemorrhagic pericardial effusion had an intense positive Rivalta reaction with frequent macrophages and malignant atypical cells. The next step was a full-body computer tomography scan, which revealed an expansive mediastinal mass, invading the upper cava vein and pericardium, with mediastinal adenopathy. A biopsy was performed and the pathology examination concluded there was a classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma nodular sclerosis type. Finally the patient was directed to oncology department.</p></abstract>

We present the case of a 36-year-old patient admitted with dyspnea, subjective sensation of edema of the cervical region, and precordial pain with sudden onset. Pathological antecedents revealed a respiratory intercourse three weeks ago. Laboratory findings indicated an inflammatory syndrome accompanied by hypoproteinemia. We performed an echocardiographic examination which revealed important pericardial effusion and swinging heart aspect with diastolic collapse of the right atrium and ventricle. According to the existing guidelines pericardiocentesis was immediately required. The hemorrhagic pericardial effusion had an intense positive Rivalta reaction with frequent macrophages and malignant atypical cells. The next step was a full-body computer tomography scan, which revealed an expansive mediastinal mass, invading the upper cava vein and pericardium, with mediastinal adenopathy. A biopsy was performed and the pathology examination concluded there was a classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma nodular sclerosis type. Finally the patient was directed to oncology department.

The Tumoral Etiology of the Superior Cava Vein Syndrome Presenting as Exsudative Pericarditis in a Young Patient

Internal Medicine

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We present the case of a 36-year-old patient admitted with dyspnea, subjective sensation of edema of the cervical region, and precordial pain with sudden...

The Tumoral Etiology of the Superior Cava Vein Syndrome Presenting as Exsudative Pericarditis in a Young Patient

Published Online: Dec 05, 2019

Page range: 77 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2019-0087

Keywords
pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, pericardiocentesis, swinging heart

© 2019 Mădălina Ioana Moisi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Tumoral Etiology of the Superior Cava Vein Syndrome Presenting as Exsudative Pericarditis in a Young Patient

Published Online: Dec 05, 2019

Page range: 77 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2019-0087

Keywordspericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, pericardiocentesis, swinging heart

© 2019 Mădălina Ioana Moisi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, pericardiocentesis, swinging heart