Pericardial mesothelioma. A pediatric case report.
A nine and a half year old boy was brought to the hospital because of a cough, dyspnea and mild fever. He was well-nourished and had an uneventful history. His chest X-ray and electrocardiographic findings suggested pericarditis but further examinations and an open pericardial biopsy revealed a mass histologically diagnosed as pericardial mesothelioma, a very rare tumor in this age group.
Eker
R
R
Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul University of Medicine.
Cantez
T
T
Doğan
O
O
Demiryent
M
M
Celik
A
A
Karaböcüoğlu
M
M
D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy