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

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...

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Main Authors: Gema Mira-Perceval Juan, Pedro J. Alcalá Minagorre, Ana M. Huertas Sánchez, Sheila Segura Sánchez, Silvia López Iniesta, Francisco J. De León Marrero, Estela Costa Navarro, María Niveiro de Jaime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/487491