A Successfully Resected Localized Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma.
10.4326/jjcvs.26.69
- VernacularTitle:限局性心嚢膜原発悪性心膜中皮腫の１切除例
- Author:
Mohei Kohyama
;
Hiroshi Ishihara
;
Yoshio Ohno
;
Tatsuya Nakao
;
Yoshio Ogura
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;26(1):69-72
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Malignant pericardial mesothelioma was successfully resected in a 70-year-old man, who had been admitted complaining of palpitation. Chest X-ray films showed slight cardiac enlargement. A moderate amount of pericardial effusion was noted by echocardiography. Chest X-ray commputed tomography and MRI revealed a localized pericardial tumor. Total excision of the tumor was accomplished through a left thoracotomy approach because the tumor showed neither invasion to the myocardium nor dissemination to the pericardium. The patient was discharged following an uneventful postoperative course. No sign of recurrence has been encountered for nine months after surgery. However careful observation is needed.
