Intrapericardial chemotherapy for the management of neoplastic cardiac tamponade

Authors

• Neelam Siddiqui, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine (38), College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 4671532. Fax. +966 (1) 4679487. E-mail: neelamsiddiqui{at}hotmail.com or araldiab{at}hotmail.com
• Abdulrahman I. Al-Diab, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital and Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

A young patient with disseminated osteogenic sarcoma presented with cardiac tamponade. She was successfully managed with pericardiocentesis and intrapericardial instillation of cisplatin. There was no reaccumulation of pericardial fluid or recurrence of tamponade until the patient9s death 12 months later. Intrapericardial chemotherapy may be effective in the management of cardiac tamponade secondary to malignancy.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

526

Last Page

528

Recommended Citation

Siddiqui, Neelam and Al-Diab, Abdulrahman I. (2003) "Intrapericardial chemotherapy for the management of neoplastic cardiac tamponade," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 24: Iss. 5, Article 16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2047