title: [Pericardial mesothelioma. Evolution and update in the last decade].
abstract: Pericardial mesothelioma: epidemiological updating on the last decade. In the last decade, 109 cases of primitive malignant pericardial mesothelioma, histologically proved and reported in world medical literature have been added to the 206 cases described in a previous article. This illness, although rare, has been found more frequently in Japan (25 subjects) and in USSR (21 subjects). From the table in annex, the following points emerge: a) On average, pericardial mesothelioma tends to develop in fairly young people (compared to pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma). b) There is more proof that asbestos has an harmful effect on pericardial serosa. c) The most frequent clinical diagnoses refer mainly to acute pericarditis, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and sometimes to various types of coronary heart disease, which autoptical examination reveals to be due to the presence of an external compression of the coronary arteries by pericardial mesothelioma. d) This illness, perhaps because of greater research and improved diagnostical means seems to be increasing when compared to the previous period (although this does not appear to be the case in our country).
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mirabella
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: Mesotelioma pericardico. Evoluzione ed aggiornamento nell'ultimo decennio.