Pericardial tumors.
Pericardial tumors are rare. A majority of the reported cases are metastatic in nature and indicate a poor prognosis. Primary tumors of the pericardium are extremely rare and occur in a broad age range. This review describes several of the more common lesions: germ cell tumors, solitary fibroma, pericardial mesothelioma, and metastatic disease.
Luk
Adriana
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Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Ahn
Eric
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Vaideeswar
Pradeep
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Butany
Jagdish W
JW
D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*