Cardiac Tamponade Associated with the Presentation of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in a 2-Year-Old Child

• Main Authors: Gema Mira-Perceval Juan (Author), Pedro J. Alcalá Minagorre (Author), Ana M. Huertas Sánchez (Author), Sheila Segura Sánchez (Author), Silvia López Iniesta (Author), Francisco J. De León Marrero (Author), Estela Costa Navarro (Author), María Niveiro de Jaime (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare entity in pediatric patients. We present an unusual case of pericardial involvement, quite uncommon as extranodal presentation of this type of disorder, that provoked a life-risk situation requiring an urgent pericardiocentesis. To our knowledge, this is...