World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 2, April 2012, pages 87-90

Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Secondary to Primary Pericardial Lymphoma: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. 2-D Parasternal long axis view showing large pericardial effusion (PE) surrounding the right (RV) and left ventricle (LV).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. M-mode of the parasternal long axis view establishing the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade showing the collapse of the RV during diastole.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. RA pressure before pericardiocentesis: high RA mean pressure at 38 mmHg, X and Y descents are similar. Changes in the baseline reflect patient’s tachypnea.Δ and *represent X and Y descent respectively.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Echocardiogram performed after the pericardiocentesis showed resolution of the effusion, instead pleural effusion (PLE) becomes more evident as an echolucent space below the aorta (Ao).
Figure 5.
Figure 5. RA pressure after pericardiocentesis: mean RA pressure remains high at 33 mmHg with change in the wave pattern, deep Y descents (*).