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Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma, Which Was Veiled by a Pleural Empyema: A Case Report and Review
Joint Authors
Wild, Wolfgang
Schwarzbach, Matthias
Tajjiou, Morad
Sayed, Nasir
Flauaus, Alexander
Divo, Markus
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-09-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tajjiou, Morad& Wild, Wolfgang& Sayed, Nasir& Flauaus, Alexander& Divo, Markus& Schwarzbach, Matthias. 2019. Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma, Which Was Veiled by a Pleural Empyema: A Case Report and Review. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tajjiou, Morad…[et al.]. Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma, Which Was Veiled by a Pleural Empyema: A Case Report and Review. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tajjiou, Morad& Wild, Wolfgang& Sayed, Nasir& Flauaus, Alexander& Divo, Markus& Schwarzbach, Matthias. Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma, Which Was Veiled by a Pleural Empyema: A Case Report and Review. Case Reports in Surgery. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144658
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144658