Mansilla Sofía, Muniz Nicolás, Haro Camila, Pouy Andrés, Brito Noelia, Viola Marcelo, Canessa César
Clínica Quirúrgica B, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo Uruguay, Av. Italia S/N, 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Clínica Quirúrgica B, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo Uruguay, Av. Italia S/N, 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay; Departamento de Cirugía MUCAM, Montevideo Uruguay. Av. 8 de Octubre 2492, 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Mar;80:105646. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105646. Epub 2021 Feb 15.
Pericardial involvement due to gastric cancer is uncommon, especially when it is secondary to direct tumor infiltration. Its manifestation as cardiac tamponade is an exceptional situation that represents a challenge for the treating medical team.
a case of a patient with advanced gastric cancer with cardiopericardial infiltration, complicated with cardiac tamponade is reported. A narrative review of the diagnostic and therapeutic management was performed.
There are no well-established diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms.
It is such an exceptional entity that most of the available bibliography is based on case reports or expert opinions. It is a situation with a very bad prognosis.