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KMID : 0368120110410060338
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Korean Circulation Journal
2011 Volume.41 No. 6 p.338 ~ p.341
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A Case of Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma With Constrictive Pericarditis Physiology Misdiagnosed as Pericardial Metastatic Cancer
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Lee Man-Jong
Kim Dae-Hyeok
Kwan Jun
Park Keum-Soo
Shin Sung-Hee
Woo Seoung-Il
Park Sang-Don
Lee Won-Seop
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Abstract
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Malignant pericardial mesothelioma is a rare and progressive cardiac tumor. There is no established standard treatment and the prognosis is poor. Most patients were retrospectively diagnosed from surgery or autopsy due to absence of specific clinical manifestation. Most patients with pericardial mesothelioma have demonstrated constrictive physiology on echocardiography or cardiac catheterization. Therefore, pericardial mesothelioma was often misdiagnosed as other causes of constrictive pericarditis. We report a case of primary pericardial mesothelioma misdiagnosed as pericardial metastasis of unknown origin.
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KEYWORD
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Pericardium, Mesothelioma, Constrictive pericarditis
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