title: A case of primary pericardial mesothelioma detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: Primary pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare malignancy. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with fever and fatigue. She had no apparent history of occupational or incidental exposure to asbestos. A postcontrast-enhanced chest CT revealed a 77 × 56-mm mass lesion in the pericardium. The FDG PET/CT was carried out, which demonstrated an intense FDG uptake to a main pericardial tumor and disseminated lesions in the pericardium. Histologic examination confirmed the primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan. radaga@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Fumitoshi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aga
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Norikane
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18