Innovative Journal of Pediatrics
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Pericardial Effusion and Atrial Thrombosis: A Rare Complication of Childhood Leukemia
Authors
1Department of Pediatrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2Hematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3Cardiac Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Hematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Email: zareifars@sums.ac.ir
Published online:Mar 31, 2012
Article type:Case Report
Received:Sep 15, 2010
Accepted:Jul 19, 2011
How to Cite:Jannati A, Farahmandfar M, Namdari M, Cheriki S, Zareifar S. Pericardial Effusion and Atrial Thrombosis: A Rare Complication of Childhood Leukemia. Inn J Pediatr. 2016;22(1):. doi:
Abstract
Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy diagnosed in children. Extramedullary leukemia including hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and mediastinal mass are the clinical presentations of T-cell ALL. Pericardial effusion and atrial mass are rare presentations of pediatric leukemia.
Case Presentation: We report a 15-year-old girl with T-cell ALL, who presented initially with pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade and subsequently developed right atrial mass. The mediastinal and right atrial masses were excised by surgical procedure as a treatment strategy for prevention of arrhythmia and sudden death.
Conclusion: T-cell ALL can present with pericardial and mediastinal involvement as an initial manifestation. Pericardiocenthesis and systemic anticancer chemotherapy without local chemotherapy should be considered in these cases.
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© 2016, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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