Week 482: Case 1

1. Presented by Peter Illei, M.D. and prepared by Hillary Elwood, M.D.

The patient is a 48-year-old former smoker with known adenocarcinoma of the lung who developed pericardial thickening. The pericardial tissue was biopsied and found to be positive for EML4-ALK translocation.

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