有几项研究表明,恶性肿瘤是具有血流动力学意义的心包积液和心脏压塞的最常见病因。[7]Columbo A, Olson HG, Egan J, et al. Etiology and prognostic implications of a large pericardial effusion in men. Clin Cardiol. 1998;11:389-394.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3293859?tool=bestpractice.com[8]Sagrista-Sauleda J, Merce J, Permanyer-Miralda G, et al. Clinical clues to the causes of large pericardial effusions. Am J Med. 2000;109:95-101.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10967149?tool=bestpractice.com[9]Gibbs C, Watson RD, Singh SP, et al. Management of pericardial effusion by drainage: a survey of 10 years' experience in a city centre general hospital serving a multiracial population. Postgrad Med J. 2000;76:809-813.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11085787?tool=bestpractice.com
肺癌和乳腺癌是最常见的原发性癌症。[9]Gibbs C, Watson RD, Singh SP, et al. Management of pericardial effusion by drainage: a survey of 10 years' experience in a city centre general hospital serving a multiracial population. Postgrad Med J. 2000;76:809-813.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11085787?tool=bestpractice.com
有多达 60% 的与癌症有关的心包积液不是由癌症本身引起,而是治疗或免疫抑制的并发症。[18]Adler Y, Charron P, Imazio M, et al. 2015 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases. Eur Heart J. 2015;36:2921-2964.http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/42/2921.longhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26320112?tool=bestpractice.com