NIH Publication - Mesothelioma and Japan

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Kyobu Geka. 2004 Dec;57(13):1233-5.

[Primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma with incomplete endocardial cushion defect; report of a case]

Okamoto T, Doi H, Yasuike J, Naitou K, Miyatake T, Sugiki K, Ohno T.

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardio-vascular Center Hokkaido Ohno Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

Primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma is rare tumor and its prognosis is quite poor due to its late presentation and difficulty of complete resection. We describe a rare case of primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma in a 46-year-old female with incomplete endocardial cushion defect (ECD). Incidentally, we found 2 masses in the pericardial spaces after pericardiectomy. We have successfully removed these 2 masses en bloc and performed a total repair of incomplete ECD. Pathologically, these masses were a primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma. This patient is doing well 4 months after surgery without any evidence of recurrence despite reported poor prognosis of "primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma".

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• Case Reports

PMID: 15609664 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]