title: [An autopsied case of primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma diagnosed antemortally].
abstract: A 40-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 1-month history of dyspnea and appetite loss. Chest computed tomography and echocardiography showed moderate pericardial effusion and pericardial thickening. The patient had no history of exposure to asbestos. We created a pericardial window in order to make a diagnosis and to relieve the symptoms using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and performed biopsies of the pericardium and the pleura. Immunohistologic analysis of the pericardium confirmed a diagnosis of biphasic pericardial mesothelioma. We gave the patient two cycles of chemotherapy, including pemetrexed and platinum, but his condition did not improve and he died 3 months after onset.
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tateno
authors.forename: Sadatomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tasak
authors.forename: Kenzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soejima
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*