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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-8fdb717396244944a89928ee986cf0c12025-02-03T07:25:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142013-01-01201310.1155/2013/356901356901Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different PresentationsPattarapong Makarawate0Narumol Chaosuwannakit1Jarin Chindaprasirt2Piti Ungarreevittaya3Surachat Chaiwiriyakul4Kosin Wirasorn5Chusak Kuptarnond6Kittisak Sawanyawisuth7Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandMalignant 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/356901 |
| spellingShingle | Pattarapong Makarawate Narumol Chaosuwannakit Jarin Chindaprasirt Piti Ungarreevittaya Surachat Chaiwiriyakul Kosin Wirasorn Chusak Kuptarnond Kittisak Sawanyawisuth Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations |
| title_full | Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations |
| title_fullStr | Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations |
| title_short | Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations |
| title_sort | malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium a report of two different presentations |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/356901 |
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