A Case of Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma With Constrictive Pericarditis Physiology Misdiagnosed as Pericardial Metastatic Cancer
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 338-341, 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Malignant pericardial mesothelioma is a rare and progressive cardiac tumor. There is no established standard treatment and the prognosis is poor. Most patients were retrospectively diagnosed from surgery or autopsy due to absence of specific clinical manifestation. Most patients with pericardial mesothelioma have demonstrated constrictive physiology on echocardiography or cardiac catheterization. Therefore, pericardial mesothelioma was often misdiagnosed as other causes of constrictive pericarditis. We report a case of primary pericardial mesothelioma misdiagnosed as pericardial metastasis of unknown origin.
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Main subject:
Pericarditis, Constrictive
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Pericardium
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Prognosis
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Autopsy
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Echocardiography
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Cardiac Catheterization
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Retrospective Studies
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Cardiac Catheters
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Heart Neoplasms
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Mesothelioma
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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