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Multimodal Diagnostic Workup of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Case Report

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • بيانات النشر:
      Frontiers Media SA, 2021.
    • الموضوع:
      2021
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Background: Primary pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare tumor, and early identification and accurate diagnosis may improve its clinical outcome.Case presentation: In this study, we reported a case of a 70-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea. Conventional transthoracic echocardiography showed massive pericardial effusion. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography revealed a hyper-enhancing mass in the pericardium. Further imaging methods, including cardiac MRI and positron emission tomography/computed tomography, showed invasion of the pericardial mass into the adjacent tissues and distant metastases. Pathologic examination of a puncture biopsy specimen finally confirmed the diagnosis of PPM.Conclusion: Pericardial masses are difficult to detect when a large amount of pericardial effusion is present and the mass is small. The combination of multiple modalities plays a meaningful role in identifying PPM.
    • ISSN:
      2297-055X
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.3389/fcvm.2021.758988
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.60692/d6pvj-x0r49
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.60692/x8e79-j4414
    • Rights:
      CC BY
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsair.doi.dedup.....b0e273032dd65e0ac83d80c3808df8d7