Pericardial mesothelioma.
The case of a 44-year old man, never exposed to asbestos, who died from a pericardial mesothelioma is described. The diagnosis was made by surgical examination. Two weak transient episodes of amelioration, the first accomplished with pronison administration and the other one by radiotherapy, were registered.
Turk
J
J
University Clinical Center, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
Kenda
M
M
Janezic
A
A
Kranjec
I
I
Rakovec
P
P
Cijan
A
A
Gasparac
A
A
Jezernik
J
J
Gracnar
R
R
D000328:Adult; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology