Abstract
Malignant pericardial involvement is present in 20% at post-mortems of cancer patients with up to 50% having a pericardial effusion (PErF). Common causes are lung and breast cancer. Survival of lung cancer and PErF is <5 months. Positive cytology and tamponade are adverse prognostic signs. We sought
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