Primary pericardial malignant epithelioid mesothelioma causing acute myocardial infarction.
A case of primary pericardial malignant epithelioid mesothelioma had an unusual presentation and emphasizes the urgency and possibility of antemortem diagnosis. Postmortem findings with electron microscopic studies document its histologic origin.
D000328:Adult; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology