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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2020

A rare case of constrictive pericarditis as initial manifestation of paediatric anaplastic large cell lymphoma requiring urgent pericardiectomy.

Sara Iqbal, Abdul Ahad Sohail, Narmeen Asif, Muhammad Rahil Khan, Sabeehuddin Siddique, Saulat Hasnain Fatimi

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pediatric pericardiectomy-a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026
    Review
  2. ALK+ Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Diagnosed on Paediatric Pericardial Effusion Cytology.Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara IqbalDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: sara.iqbal@aku.edu.
Abdul Ahad SohailDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: abdulahad7@hotmail.com.
Narmeen AsifDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: narmeen_asif@hotmail.co.uk.
Muhammad Rahil KhanDepartment of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology, The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: rahil.khan@tih.org.pk.
Sabeehuddin SiddiqueDepartment of Pathology, AKUH, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: sabeeh.siddique@aku.edu.
Saulat Hasnain FatimiDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: saulat.fatimi@aku.edu.
Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi · KEAga Khan University Hospital · PKIndus Hospital · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a rare end stage inflammatory disorder affecting both parietal and visceral pericardium leading to a right heart failure. Malignancy is the least common cause of CP. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) accounts for 10-15% of all Non-Hodgkin lymphomas in children. Very few case reports have reported ALCL that is involving the heart and only two have been published involving pericardium but all were managed medically. We present an interesting case of an 11 year old child who presented with an effusive CP that required urgent Pericardiectomy for managing right heart failure. His histopathology was positive for ALK + ALCL.

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Anaplastic large cell lymphomaConstrictive pericarditisPericardiectomy

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PMID32721889
PMCPMC7388167
OpenAlexW3042411727

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