title: Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as a mediastinal mass.
abstract: A case of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium, who presented with an anterior mediastinal mass, is reported. Such a presentation of the pericardial mesothelioma is distinctly rare. As in most of the other reported cases, our patient also did not have any exposure to asbestos. The diagnosis in the present case was established after surgery. Most of the cases reported in the literature, were diagnosed only at postmortem. The treatment of choice is surgical resection of the tumour. The prognosis of pericardial mesothelioma is poor and till now, only two long survivals have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wali
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010496:Pericardium; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed