[Primary mesothelioma of the pericardium: diagnostic methods. A case report].
Clinical picture and diagnostic methods in a patient with primary pericardial mesothelioma are described. Echocardiography shows an intrapericardial mass in direct continuity with left ventricular wall. Magnetic resonance imaging is essential to define mass dimension and extension and show cardiac wall and contiguous tissues infiltration. The histological characteristics are defined by using TAC-guided needle biopsy and needle aspiration.
Istituto di Medicina Clinica, Università degli Studi, Padova.
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Sarandria
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Mesotelioma primitivo del pericardio: metodi diagnostici. Descrizione di un caso.