Pericardial Disease in Cancer Patients

Purpose of review To understand the variety of conditions in which the pericardium may be affected in cancer patients. Recent findings Cancer may affect the pericardium directly (primary cancer; uncommon) or through metastases (commoner). Cancer treatment (chemotherapy and radiotherapy) may affect t...

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Published in:Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine 2018-07, Vol.20 (7), p.60-60, Article 60
Main Authors: Ghosh, Arjun K., Crake, Tom, Manisty, Charlotte, Westwood, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy
Cancer therapies
Cardio-oncology (M Fradley
Cardio-oncology (M Fradley, Section Editor)
Cardiology
Chemotherapy
Disease
Etiology
Hemodynamics
Inflammation
Lymphoma
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mesothelioma
Patients
Pericarditis
Pericardium
Radiation therapy
Section Editor
Steroids
Topical Collection on Cardio-oncology
Tumors
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Summary:Purpose of review To understand the variety of conditions in which the pericardium may be affected in cancer patients. Recent findings Cancer may affect the pericardium directly (primary cancer; uncommon) or through metastases (commoner). Cancer treatment (chemotherapy and radiotherapy) may affect the pericardium leading to pericarditis and myopericarditis. Pericardial effusions, tamponade and constrictive pericarditis are complications that can also occur. A variety of techniques (predominantly cardiac imaging related) are used to make the diagnosis with the treatment strategy dependent on whether the pericardial disease is due to cancer or as a result of cancer treatment. Summary A variety of pericardial diseases may be caused by cancer and cancer treatment. Determining the aetiology and providing effective treatment can often be challenging.
ISSN:1092-8464
1534-3189
DOI:10.1007/s11936-018-0654-7