title: A case of malignant pericardial mesothelioma with constrictive pericarditis physiology misdiagnosed as pericardial metastatic cancer.
abstract: Malignant pericardial mesothelioma is a rare and progressive cardiac tumor. There is no established standard treatment and the prognosis is poor. Most patients were retrospectively diagnosed from surgery or autopsy due to absence of specific clinical manifestation. Most patients with pericardial mesothelioma have demonstrated constrictive physiology on echocardiography or cardiac catheterization. Therefore, pericardial mesothelioma was often misdiagnosed as other causes of constrictive pericarditis. We report a case of primary pericardial mesothelioma misdiagnosed as pericardial metastasis of unknown origin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Man Jong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dae Hyeok
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Keum Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Seoung Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Sang Don
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Won Seop
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee