Shaher Aymen, Salameh Mazen, Raslan Alaa
Cardiology Department, Tishreen University Hospital, Latakia, Syria.
J Cardiol Cases. 2022 Jun 14;26(3):239-241. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2022.05.011. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Mixed germ cell tumors are rare tumors that are located mainly in the gonads and occasionally in extra-gonadal locations. Purulent pericarditis is a rare disease in the presence of antibiotic treatment. We present a case about the association of these two rare conditions in a 29-year-old male patient presenting with tamponade with a subsequent diagnosis of mediastinal mixed germ cell tumor and purulent pericarditis with empyema caused by .
Although pericarditis with is rare, it is still possible. The first clinical manifestation of some tumors may be pericardial tamponade, and at this point, the focus must be on emergency management of the patient to save a life before reaching the diagnosis.
混合性生殖细胞肿瘤是罕见肿瘤,主要位于性腺,偶尔也见于性腺外部位。在有抗生素治疗的情况下,脓性心包炎是一种罕见疾病。我们报告一例29岁男性患者,这两种罕见情况同时存在,该患者表现为心包填塞,随后诊断为纵隔混合性生殖细胞肿瘤以及由……引起的伴有脓胸的脓性心包炎。
尽管伴有……的心包炎很罕见,但仍有可能发生。一些肿瘤的首发临床表现可能是心包填塞,此时,在明确诊断之前,重点必须是对患者进行紧急处理以挽救生命。