THE DIAGNOSIS OF METASTATIC TUMOR BY CYTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PERICARDIAL FLUID; REPORT OF A CASE USING SHORR'S STAIN

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Case Reports1 December 1948THE DIAGNOSIS OF METASTATIC TUMOR BY CYTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PERICARDIAL FLUID; REPORT OF A CASE USING SHORR'S STAINF. D. MCCANDLESS, M.D., WILLIAM W. FALOON, M.D.F. D. MCCANDLESS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM W. FALOON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-6-1157 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMetastatic tumors of the heart and pericardium are not uncommon. Reports of their incidence vary from 6.2 per cent to 10.9 per cent of all malignant disease.1, 2There are, however, few reports of the antemortem diagnosis of this condition, since such a diagnosis depends not only upon the suspicions of the clinician, but also upon the demonstration of neoplastic cells in the heart or pericardium. Perhaps the most important diagnostic aid is the cytological study of pericardial fluid. Pericardial effusion is often, though not regularly, present. Even by this method the number of instances in which an accurate antemortem...Bibliography1. SCOTTGARVIN RWCF: Tumors of the heart and pericardium, Am. Heart Jr., 1939, xvii, 431-436. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WILLIS RA: The spread of tumors in the human body, 1934, J. and A. Churchill Ltd., London, p. 263. Google Scholar3. ZEMANSKY AP: The examination of fluids for tumor cells, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1928, clxxv, 489-504. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HENIGER BR: Clinical aspects of pericardial metastasis, Ann. Int. Med., 1934, vii, 1359-1369. Google Scholar5. HONIGMAN AH: The significance of tumor cells in serous effusions, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1945, lxxxi, 295-301. Google Scholar6. MCCANDLESS FD: Unpublished data. Google Scholar7. SHORR E: An evaluation of the clinical applications of the vaginal smear method, Jr. Mt. Sinai Hosp., 1945, xii, 667-688. Google Scholar8. PAPANICOLAOUTRAUT GNHF: Diagnosis of uterine cancer by vaginal smear, 1943, The Commonwealth Fund, New York. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. PAPANICOLAOU GN: Diagnostic value of exfoliated cells from cancerous tissues, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxxi, 372-378. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MEIGSGRAHAMFREMONT-SMITHKAPNICKRAWSON JVRMMIRW: The value of the vaginal smear in the diagnosis of uterine cancer, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1943, lxxvii, 449-461. Google Scholar11. HERBUTCLERF PALH: Bronchogenic carcinoma; diagnosis by cytologic study of bronchoscopically removed secretions, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxx, 1006-1012. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. FOOT NC: The identification of tumor cells in sediments of serous effusions, Am. Jr. Path., 1937, xiii, 1-11. Google Scholar13. MCDONALDBRODERS JRAC: Malignant cells in serous effusions, Arch. Path., 1939, xxvii, 53-60. Google Scholar14. YATER WM: Tumors of the heart and pericardium; pathology, symptomatology and report of nine cases, Arch. Int. Med., 1931, xlviii, 627-666. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. HELWIG FC: Tumors of the heart, Jr. Kansas Med. Soc., 1935, xxxvi, 265-272. Google Scholar16. PALLIAGOGOL JALJ: Some notes on malignancies of the heart, Am. Jr. Cancer, 1936, xxvii, 329-333. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Albany, New York*Received for publication April 6, 1948.From the Departments of Anatomy and Medicine, Albany Medical College, Union University, and the Medical Service, Albany Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMalignant pericardial effusion secondary to metastatic breast carcinoma:A case of long-term remissionReferencesNEOPLASTIC INVASION OF THE HEART AND PERICARDIUM*GENE U. COHEN, M.D., THOMAS M. PEERY, M.D., JOHN M. EVANS, M.D.Carcinoma Diagnosed by Examination of Pericardial FluidPrimary angiosarcoma of the heart 1 December 1948Volume 29, Issue 6Page: 1157-1168KeywordsBacteriologyCellsHeartHospital medicineMedical servicesMetastatic tumorsPericardium ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...