[Primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma with incomplete endocardial cushion defect; report of a case].
Primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma is rare tumor and its prognosis is quite poor due to its late presentation and difficulty of complete resection. We describe a rare case of primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma in a 46-year-old female with incomplete endocardial cushion defect (ECD). Incidentally, we found 2 masses in the pericardial spaces after pericardiectomy. We have successfully removed these 2 masses en bloc and performed a total repair of incomplete ECD. Pathologically, these masses were a primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma. This patient is doing well 4 months after surgery without any evidence of recurrence despite reported poor prognosis of "primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma".
Okamoto
Takashi
T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardio-vascular Center Hokkaido Ohno Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Doi
H
H
Yasuike
J
J
Naitou
K
K
Miyatake
T
T
Sugiki
K
K
Ohno
T
T
D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004694:Endocardial Cushion Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium