Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations

Malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium is a rare and fatal condition that clinicians should be aware of due to its variability of clinical manifestation. The diagnosis may be delayed as a result of delayed treatment. Here, we report two cases of malignant pericardial mesothelioma with two differe...

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Autores principales: Makarawate, Pattarapong, Chaosuwannakit, Narumol, Chindaprasirt, Jarin, Ungarreevittaya, Piti, Chaiwiriyakul, Surachat, Wirasorn, Kosin, Kuptarnond, Chusak, Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24027648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/356901
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Sumario:Malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium is a rare and fatal condition that clinicians should be aware of due to its variability of clinical manifestation. The diagnosis may be delayed as a result of delayed treatment. Here, we report two cases of malignant pericardial mesothelioma with two different clinical aspects: cardiac tamponade and mimic tuberculous pericarditis. Both patients: may have indirect exposure to asbestos. Despite chemotherapy, both patients died at 2 weeks and 3 months after the diagnosis. Malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium is fatal, has a variety of presentation, and may not be related to asbestosis exposure.

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