Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade
Cardiac tamponade often presents as external compression of the heart by pericardial fluid, leading to hemodynamic instability, but it can rarely be caused by compression by a solid mass. In this report, we present a case of tamponade-like physiology resulting from a large mediastinal tumor. This is...
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| description | Cardiac tamponade often presents as external compression of the heart by pericardial fluid, leading to hemodynamic instability, but it can rarely be caused by compression by a solid mass. In this report, we present a case of tamponade-like physiology resulting from a large mediastinal tumor. This is an unusual phenomenon that is rarely described in the literature, and its optimal management remains controversial. This report reviews the clinical considerations for this rare pathophysiology; definitive therapy requires the involvement of a multidisciplinary approach for hemodynamic optimization and mass removal. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1518a65d57d645238b5d12d92d64b2cd2025-01-20T07:20:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2025-01-011110.3389/fcvm.2024.15399001539900Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponadeKevin S. Tang0Emin Zargarian1Pranav M. Patel2Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Irvine Health, Orange, CA, United StatesMary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Irvine Health, Irvine, CA, United StatesMary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Irvine Health, Irvine, CA, United StatesCardiac tamponade often presents as external compression of the heart by pericardial fluid, leading to hemodynamic instability, but it can rarely be caused by compression by a solid mass. In this report, we present a case of tamponade-like physiology resulting from a large mediastinal tumor. This is an unusual phenomenon that is rarely described in the literature, and its optimal management remains controversial. This report reviews the clinical considerations for this rare pathophysiology; definitive therapy requires the involvement of a multidisciplinary approach for hemodynamic optimization and mass removal.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1539900/fullcardiac tamponademediastinal tumorcardiac critical caregerm cell tumor (GCT)pericardial effusion |
| spellingShingle | Kevin S. Tang Emin Zargarian Pranav M. Patel Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine cardiac tamponade mediastinal tumor cardiac critical care germ cell tumor (GCT) pericardial effusion |
| title | Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade |
| title_full | Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade |
| title_short | Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade |
| title_sort | case report a crushing sensation a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade |
| topic | cardiac tamponade mediastinal tumor cardiac critical care germ cell tumor (GCT) pericardial effusion |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1539900/full |
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