title: Malignant pleural mesothelioma forming a huge mediastinal mass and causing atrial fibrillation.
abstract: A patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma was admitted with atrial fibrillation. Chest computed tomography showed a huge mediastinal tumor adjacent to the heart. Autopsy revealed a 12×9.5-cm mediastinal mass involving the right lung, which distorted and stretched the myocardial sleeve surrounding the right inferior pulmonary vein. This case demonstrates that advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma can cause atrial fibrillation, possibly by stimulating myocardium around a pulmonary vein.
authors: Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Hiroko
authors: H
authors: Kuwabara
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Tsuji
authors: Yuki
authors: Y
authors: Inada
authors: Yuro
authors: Y
authors: Shibayama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D001706:Biopsy; D064032:Calbindin 2; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G