title: Primary pericardial mesothelioma presenting as tuberculous pericarditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Vigneswaran
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bovill
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Riordan
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sapsford
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stanbridge
mesh_terms: 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