Primary pericardial mesothelioma presenting as tuberculous pericarditis.
Ante-mortem diagnosis of primary pericardial mesothelioma is very rare. We report a case which presented clinically as tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. The patient underwent pericardial resection with an immediate haemodynamic benefit, although the malignant process progressed, and he died 14 weeks later.
Rose
D S
DS
Department of Histopathology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
Vigneswaran
W T
WT
Bovill
B A
BA
Riordan
J F
JF
Sapsford
R N
RN
Stanbridge
R D
RD
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography