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ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2015

Successful palliation for an aged patient with primary pericardial mesothelioma.

Ryutaro Isoda, Hiromichi Yamane, Shintaro Nezuo, Yasumasa Monobe, Nobuaki Ochi, Yoshihiro Honda, Satoshi Nishimura, Maki Akiyama, Takeshi Horio, Nagio Takigawa

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Article in World journal of surgical oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ryutaro IsodaClinical Education and Training Center, Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Hiromichi YamaneDepartment of General Internal Medicine 4, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan. hiromichi.ya@gmail.com.
Shintaro NezuoDepartment of General Internal Medicine 3, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Yasumasa MonobeDepartment of Pathology 1, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Nobuaki OchiDepartment of General Internal Medicine 4, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Yoshihiro HondaDepartment of General Internal Medicine 4, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Satoshi NishimuraDepartment of General Internal Medicine 3, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Maki AkiyamaDepartment of General Internal Medicine 3, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Takeshi HorioDepartment of General Internal Medicine 3, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Nagio TakigawaClinical Education and Training Center, Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
Kawasaki Medical School · JPKawasaki Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 85-year-old Japanese man with a complaint of exertional dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. Sixty-three years prior to admission at our hospital, he handled asbestos for 2 years in a factory. His chest computed tomography showed a massive pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade and right pleural plaque. After a pericardiocentesis was performed, he recovered from cardiac failure caused by the cardiac tamponade. Pathological examination of the pericardial effusion revealed malignant mesothelial cells. Therefore, he was diagnosed with primary pericardial mesothelioma (PPM) related to asbestos exposure. Although his disease slowly progressed over 18 months, he remained active without any adjuvant treatments such as chemotherapy. Long-term palliation in an aged patient with PPM is rarely obtained using supportive care alone because the prognosis of PPM has been consistently reported to be very poor and almost fatal within a year. Clinical oncologists and thoracic surgeons should be aware of this disease because the accumulation of knowledge on PPM may lead to successful treatment even in aged patients.

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Palliative CareAged, 80 and overAsbestosCarcinogensCardiac TamponadeHeart NeoplasmsHumansMaleMesotheliomaPericardial EffusionPericardiocentesisPleural NeoplasmsPrognosisAsbestosCarcinogens

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PMID26376726
PMCPMC4573695
OpenAlexW1853887395

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