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Metastatic adenocarcinoma of pericardium of unknown origin—a case report

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Malignant disease of the pericardium, primary or secondary is uncommon. Secondary tumors are more frequent with predilection for carcinoma. A case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of pericardium is reported which had no evidence of malignancy on clinical examination, blood profile and radiological investigation, and intraoperative finding. Only pericardial biopsy was positive for metastatic adenocarcinoma.

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    Hemlata Verma, Pradeep Pokharna, Sanjeev Devgarha & Chandra Prakash Srivastava

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Verma, H., Pokharna, P., Devgarha, S. et al. Metastatic adenocarcinoma of pericardium of unknown origin—a case report. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 27, 56–58 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-010-0078-9

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