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Morphologiai Es Igazsagugyi Orvosi... Oct 1986
Topics: Aged; Female; Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Mesothelioma; Pericardial Effusion; Pericardium
PubMed: 3785245
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Arkhiv Patologii 1966
Topics: Female; Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Mesothelioma; Middle Aged; Pericardium
PubMed: 5965622
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Sovetskaia Meditsina 1985
Topics: Adult; Diagnosis, Differential; Heart Failure; Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Mesothelioma; Pericardium
PubMed: 4071251
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Klinicheskaia Meditsina Dec 1977
Topics: Adult; Female; Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Mesothelioma; Pericardium
PubMed: 604630
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Acta Cardiologica 1960
Topics: Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Medical Records; Mesothelioma; Neoplasms; Pericardium
PubMed: 13846679
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Cancer Causes & Control : CCC Dec 2016Exposure to asbestos is thought to cause the large majority of pleural mesotheliomas in the USA. It is unknown whether asbestos exposure plays a role in the etiology of...
PURPOSE
Exposure to asbestos is thought to cause the large majority of pleural mesotheliomas in the USA. It is unknown whether asbestos exposure plays a role in the etiology of rarer forms of mesothelioma, e.g., those located in the pericardium or in the tunica vaginalis of the testis. In order to address this question, we sought to determine whether geographic patterns of incidence of these mesotheliomas have paralleled those of pleural mesotheliomas.
METHODS
We used age-adjusted incidence data from the nine populations served by the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program during 1973-2011. Among men ages ≥50 years, we compared the incidence of pericardial and paratesticular mesotheliomas, respectively, with the incidence of pleural mesothelioma across the nine populations.
RESULTS
The rate of pleural mesothelioma was approximately twice as high in the San Francisco-Oakland (SFO) and Seattle-Puget Sound (SPS) areas compared to the other regions. In contrast, rates of paratesticular and pericardial mesotheliomas were not elevated in SFO (n = 3 paratesticular, 1 pericardial) or SPS (n = 4 paratesticular, 1 pericardial) relative to other regions.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of this ecologic study do not support a role for asbestos exposure in the etiologies of either pericardial or paratesticular mesotheliomas; however, this study was limited by small numbers and was unable to directly ascertain asbestos exposure.
Topics: Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mesothelioma; Middle Aged; Pericardium; Pleural Neoplasms; Registries; SEER Program; Testicular Neoplasms; United States
PubMed: 27812913
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The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La... Sep 2019A dog with a history of recurrent pericardial effusion that required repeated pericardiocentesis was presented to the surgical service at the Ontario Veterinary College...
A dog with a history of recurrent pericardial effusion that required repeated pericardiocentesis was presented to the surgical service at the Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre for thoracoscopic pericardiectomy. Physical examination revealed a subcutaneous mass in the right lateral thorax. Cytology of the subcutaneous mass and histopathology of the pericardium were consistent with mesothelioma. This article details the first reported case of pericardial mesothelioma with suspected extra-thoracic metastasis following pericardiocentesis in a dog.
Topics: Animals; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Mesothelioma; Ontario; Pericardiectomy; Pericardiocentesis; Pericardium
PubMed: 31523084
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine :... Mar 2008A 17-year-old Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) presented with dyspnea and tachypnea. Radiographs revealed severe pleural and pericardial effusion, but no obvious mass....
A 17-year-old Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) presented with dyspnea and tachypnea. Radiographs revealed severe pleural and pericardial effusion, but no obvious mass. During attempts to remove the fluid under anesthesia, the cat developed cardiac tamponade and died. At necropsy, a nodular mass was found at the heart base and was identified as a pericardial mesothelioma. This is the first report of this tumor in any large cat.
Topics: Animals; Fatal Outcome; Heart Neoplasms; Male; Mesothelioma; Pericardium; Tigers
PubMed: 18432108
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0080.1 -
Bratislavske Lekarske Listy 2012Pericardial mesothelioma is a rare and highly aggressive and lethal cardiac tumour. A 25-year-old male patient who was complaining of fever, night sweats, shortness of...
Pericardial mesothelioma is a rare and highly aggressive and lethal cardiac tumour. A 25-year-old male patient who was complaining of fever, night sweats, shortness of breath and palpitations after an upper respiratory system infection was admitted in May 2008. He had a history of 12 years exposure to asbestos. When the patient was referred to our hospital in June 2008, his complaints of palpitations and shortness of breath were continuing. He had oedema of legs and a venous swelling on his neck. The echocardiography showed pericardial effusion and pericardial thickening which were also found on the CT. Through median sternotomy a pericardectomy and tumor resection were performed. Histological and immunohistochemical findings lead to the diagnosis of malignant pericardial mesothelioma. In conclusion, there is still not a radical therapy for primary pericardial mesothelioma. Surgery is done to prevent cardiac tamponade and relieves constriction (Fig. 1, Ref. 12).
Topics: Adult; Cardiac Tamponade; Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Mesothelioma; Pericardial Effusion; Pericardium
PubMed: 23094904
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European Journal of Cardio-thoracic... Apr 2008Pericardial diseases can be difficult to differentiate from myocardial conditions. Diagnosis can be challenging and often requires the use of different imaging...
Pericardial diseases can be difficult to differentiate from myocardial conditions. Diagnosis can be challenging and often requires the use of different imaging modalities. Here, we describe a case which presented with common cardiac symptoms which were shown to be the result of a rare condition. A 62-year-old lady presented with left femoral artery embolism. Post-embolectomy she developed cardiac failure. Three months previously an acellular, sterile pericardial effusion had been drained. In 1993 a left mastectomy and axillary node clearance was performed for breast cancer. Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy were administered. Examination revealed a raised jugular venous pressure (JVP) with rapid Y descent and Kussmaul's sign. CT chest and abdomen found no recurrence of breast carcinoma. Cardiac MRI demonstrated thickened pericardium. At cardiac catheterisation haemodynamic responses consistent with constrictive pericarditis were seen. Pericardiectomy was performed. Histology revealed pericardial epithelioid malignant mesothelioma. 18-FDG-PET CT post-operatively was negative in the pericardium and pleura. Chemotherapy with pemetrexed and carboplatin was given. The patient died 9 months after presentation. Radiotherapy and asbestos exposure are both associated with pericardial mesothelioma and the aetiology in this case was not clear. The condition carries a poor prognosis and is invariable fatal although newer chemotherapeutic regimens have prolonged survival times.
Topics: Breast Neoplasms; Diagnosis, Differential; Fatal Outcome; Female; Heart Neoplasms; Humans; Mesothelioma; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; Pericarditis, Constrictive; Pericardium; Radiotherapy
PubMed: 18280176
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.12.024