A Case of Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma With Constrictive Pericarditis Physiology Misdiagnosed as Pericardial Metastatic Cancer.
10.4070/kcj.2011.41.6.338
- Author:
Man Jong LEE
1
;
Dae Hyeok KIM
;
Jun KWAN
;
Keum Soo PARK
;
Sung Hee SHIN
;
Seoung Il WOO
;
Sang Don PARK
;
Won Seop LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. kdhmd@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pericardium;
Mesothelioma;
Constrictive pericarditis
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Cardiac Catheterization;
Cardiac Catheters;
Echocardiography;
Heart Neoplasms;
Humans;
Mesothelioma;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pericarditis, Constrictive;
Pericardium;
Prognosis;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2011;41(6):338-341
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
