A case of lung cancer presenting with cardiac tamponade is reported. Lasting control of the malignant effusion was achieved by means of intracavitary cisplatin following pericardiocentesis. The patient presented an objective response to subsequent systemic chemotherapy and died 10 months after the diagnosis because of disseminated cancer, without clinical or instrumental findings of pericardial effusion.
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