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Primary Malignant Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma in the Pericardium
Tateishi, Kazunari
Ikeda, Mariko
Yokoyama, Toshiki
Urushihata, Kazuhisa
Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Hanaoka, Masayuki
Kubo, Keishi
Sakai, Yasuhiro
Nakayama, Jun
Koizumi, Tomonobu
mediastinal tumor
asbestosis
cardiac tumor
pericardial tumor
Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma is an exceptionally rare tumor, and making an antemortem diagnosis of this disease is notoriously difficult. We herein report the case of a 61-year-old woman with pericardial mesothelioma who presented with shortness of breath and peripheral edema of the lower limbs. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed an anterior mass and thickened pericardium with multiple pericardial nodules. A biopsy of the mediastinal mass was performed using right thoracotomy, and the histological findings indicated a sarcomatoid tumor. The patient was treated with chemotherapy; however, she but died three months after diagnosis. An autopsy confirmed a final diagnosis of sarcomatoid type primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma following extensive immunohistopathological examinations.
Article
INTERNAL MEDICINE. 52(2):249-253 (2013)
journal article
JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
2013
application/pdf
INTERNAL MEDICINE
2
52
249
253
0918-2918
AA10827774
https://soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/3737/files/Primary_Malignant_Sarcomatoid_Mesothelioma_Pericardium.pdf
eng
23318857
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23318857
10.2169/internalmedicine.52.8853
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.52.8853
Copyright© 2013 The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine