title: Two-chamber intracardiac mesothelioma.
abstract: Primary intracardiac malignant mesotheliomas are extremely rare and carry a very poor prognosis. We present such a case where the lesion encompassed two chambers, the left atrium and ventricle, with no pericardial involvement. Initial echocardiography mimicked a myxoma, and urgent surgical intervention was required in view of significant cardiorespiratory compromise. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case of a primary two-chamber intracardiac malignant sarcomatoid mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Mary's & Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Hutan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashrafian
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: DeSouza
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local