الملخص
The clinical manifestations of extragonadal germ cell tumor (EGGCT) depend on its location and are often caused by compression on surrounding structures. Pericardial effusion is absolutely rare as an initial clinical manifestation for this tumor. We report a 31-year-old man presenting to the emergency department with dyspnea. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed a massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade. The patient was immediately transferred to the operating room where a cardiac surgeon drained bloody effusion. A mediastinal mass measuring 173×105×105 mm was accidentally noticed during COVID-19 work-up. Fine core needle biopsy of the mass led to the diagnosis of a germ cell tumor, which was treated appropriately. This study shows the importance of proper work-up in pericardial effusion cases with chest CT-scan as an important part of it.
الكلمات المفتاحية
الموضوع
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.34172/jnp.2022.17219
- المجلة
- Journal of Nephropathology
- الناشر
- Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Monfared, M. B., Ghaderi, H., Aval, Z. A., Hekmat, M., Mirjafari, S. A., & Monfared, R. B. (2021). A rare presentation of extragonadal germ cell tumor; massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade. Journal of Nephropathology. https://doi.org/10.34172/jnp.2022.17219
MLA 9
Monfared, Mahmoud Beheshti, et al. "A rare presentation of extragonadal germ cell tumor; massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade." Journal of Nephropathology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.34172/jnp.2022.17219.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Monfared, Mahmoud Beheshti, Hamid Ghaderi, Zahra Ansari Aval, Manouchehr Hekmat, Seyedeh Adeleh Mirjafari, and Reza Beheshti Monfared. 2021. "A rare presentation of extragonadal germ cell tumor; massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade." Journal of Nephropathology. https://doi.org/10.34172/jnp.2022.17219.
هارفارد
Monfared, M. B., Ghaderi, H., Aval, Z. A., Hekmat, M., Mirjafari, S. A. and Monfared, R. B. (2021) 'A rare presentation of extragonadal germ cell tumor; massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade', Journal of Nephropathology. doi:10.34172/jnp.2022.17219.
فانكوفر
Monfared MB, Ghaderi H, Aval ZA, Hekmat M, Mirjafari SA, Monfared RB. A rare presentation of extragonadal germ cell tumor; massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade. Journal of Nephropathology. 2021. doi:10.34172/jnp.2022.17219
IEEE
M. B. Monfared, H. Ghaderi, Z. A. Aval, M. Hekmat, S. A. Mirjafari, and R. B. Monfared, "A rare presentation of extragonadal germ cell tumor; massive pericardial effusion with impending tamponade," Journal of Nephropathology, 2021, doi: 10.34172/jnp.2022.17219.