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Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma Misdiagnosed as Constrictive Pericarditis  

Kwak Jae Gun (Department of Thoracic and Vardiovascular Surgerym Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicene)
Kim Kyung-Hwan (Department of Thoracic and Vardiovascular Surgerym Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicene)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.38, no.8, 2005 , pp. 576-578 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report aprimary malignant pericardial mesothelioma. Thirty-eight-year-old male patient complained of dyspnea and chest pain with left shoulder pain. At first, we thought it was because of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis and performed medical management for one and a half years. But, the above symptom recurred repeatedly; therefore we did pericardiectomy and diagnosed his case as malignant pericardial mesothelioma. Tumor was sticked to the myocardium and complete resection was impossible. He received postoperative chemoradiotherapy.
Keywords
Pericardium; Mesothelioma; Pericarditis, tuberculous;
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