This article reports a case of primary oesophageal small cell carcinoma with a large amount of purulent pericardial effusion due to oesophageal rupture. The patient was treated with chemotherapy, which resulted in a marked decrease in the size of the oesophageal mass and partial resolving of metastatic lymphadenopathy.

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