Two-chamber intracardiac mesothelioma.
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.
Ashrafian
Hutan
H
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Mary's & Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom.
Athanasiou
Thanos
T
Yap
John
J
DeSouza
Anthony C
AC
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