Extracardiac Malignancy Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade

Abstract

Two cases of extracardiac malignancies presenting with cardiac tamponade are reported. One patient had adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung. Such a manifestation of this tumor has never been reported previously. The second patient had an adenocarcinoma and is the youngest case of carcinoma presenting with tamponade. The English literature has been reviewed.