title: [Clinical case of malignant pericardial mesothelioma].
abstract: We present a clinical case of pericardial mesothelioma diagnosed in vivo in a 45 years old patient. Pericardial mesothelioma developed asymptomatically and manifested after viral respiratory infection with a clinical picture of exudative pericarditis and progressive heart failure. Mesothelioma was eventually diagnosed but the patient died. Prevalence of primary pericardial mesothelioma, its risk factors, and criteria for diagnosis are also discussed.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Mikhel'
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Sokolov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010496:Pericardium; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae