AN INTERESTING CASE OF PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

We describe an interesting case of pericardial effusion . Patient was initially diagnosed as tuberculous pericardial effusion. She was started on antituberculosis drugs but didnt show any improvement. Hence thoracotomy was done and a tumor was identified at the root of main pulmonary trunk and incisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of haemangiopericytoma .