Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma, Which Was Veiled by a Pleural Empyema: A Case Report and Review.
Journal
Case reports in surgery
ISSN: 2090-6900
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101580191
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
21
12
2018
accepted:
21
05
2019
entrez:
16
10
2019
pubmed:
16
10
2019
medline:
16
10
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This case report shows that pleural empyema limits the diagnostic significance of imaging techniques. Hereafter, we present the case of an 82-year-old patient with primary pericardial mesothelioma, which was veiled by a pleural empyema. The patient met the typical triad of signs of heart failure (dyspnea, lower leg oedema), pericardial effusion, and pericarditis. Echocardiography in the identification of pericardial mesotheliomas is low. In this case, the cardiac function could be imaged well, but the tumor could not be imaged. The CT showed a pericardial effusion and a pleural effusion. Here, the tumor could not be diagnosed either. Only the operation led to diagnosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31612092
doi: 10.1155/2019/2896810
pmc: PMC6755280
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
2896810Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Morad Tajjiou et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.
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