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Pericardial damage is one of the consequences of cardiac radiation and may lead to chronic pericarditis and/or tamponade. In three patients treated with radiation for carcinoma of the left breast, the effusions were loculated on the right side of the pericardium resulting in a peculiar cardiac silhouette. The importance of recognizing this entity and possible treatment is stressed.
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B. Granel, C. Gaudy, J. Serratrice, N. Ene, T. Mesana, J. L. Bonnet, H. Lepidi, P. Disdier, L. Piana, and P. J. Weiller Severe Lower Limbs Lymphedema Following Breast Carcinoma Treatment Revealing Radiation-Induced Constrictive Pericarditis: A Case Report Angiology, January 1, 2005; 56(1): 119 - 121. [Abstract] [PDF] |
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T. Gergel, G. Proulx, L. Leichman, H. Nava, and M. Kuettel Diagnostic Dilemmas in Oncology: Case 3. Pericardial Effusion After Esophageal Radiation J. Clin. Oncol., December 1, 2001; 19(23): 4344 - 4345. [Full Text] |
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