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Malignant pericardial mesothelioma : A systematic review of current practice.
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- Prognostic Factors and Survival in Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Analysis.Cancers · 2026Review
- Rapid progression of constrictive pericarditis due to primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma: A case report.Journal of cardiology cases · 2026Article
- Clinicopathological analysis of 124 cardiac tumors: a single-center retrospective study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Primary Malignant Pericardial Epithelioid Mesothelioma Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report With Multimodality Imaging and Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.Case reports in radiology · 2026Article
- Primary cardiac pericardial mesothelioma-a rare but deadly disease: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Dual Immunotherapy for Pericardial Mesothelioma That Developed After a Decade-Long Idiopathic Pericarditis: A Case Report.Respirology case reports · 2025Article
- Rare Metastatic Mesothelioma Occupying Intra-Atrial Cavity, Released by an Emergency Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Long-term survival from multidisciplinary treatment of primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Constrictive Pericarditis Caused by Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Case Series.Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging · 2024Article
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and the Brazilian College of Radiology - 2024.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Article
- A contradictory phenomenon of thicken pericardium and cardiac compression without inferior vena cava dilation: sign of IVC escape.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2024Article
- Case Report: A case of primary pericardial mesothelioma treated with multimodal combined therapy.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Primary pericardial mesothelioma complicated by pericardial calcification.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Article
- Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma presenting as constrictive pericarditis with an atypical imaging appearance: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Coronary Artery Stenosis Caused by Primary Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma in a 76-Year-Old Man.Texas Heart Institute journal · 2022Article
- A case of slowly progressive malignant pericardial mesothelioma suggesting the involvement of BAP1 loss.Respirology case reports · 2022Article
- A survivor woman after three years of a cardiac tamponade.Journal of cardiology cases · 2022Article
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- Malignant primary pericardial mesothelioma presenting as effusive constrictive pericarditis: a case report study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2021Article
- When cardiac surgery comes to its limits: a case report of pericardial mesothelioma invading the myocardium.European heart journal. Case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalignant mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive tumor, with a high misdiagnosis rate and overall bleak prognosis. In 0.7% of all cases, the origin is the pericardium.
methodsThe present study is a review of the literature published in recent decades focusing on the advances in clinical manifestations, radiological findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of malignant pericardial mesothelioma (MPM).
resultsNo clear relationship has been established between the etiologies and the development of MPM. Clinical symptoms and signs are nonspecific when present. The main presentations are chest pain and dyspnea. Imaging plays an important role in the detection, characterization, staging, and posttreatment follow-up. The definitive diagnosis is made on the basis of pathological findings. Chest radiography and echocardiography are common techniques used initially, but their roles are limited. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have an advantage in depicting the thickened pericardium, mediastinal lymph node, tumor, and the extension of adjacent structures. Surgery is the most important treatment modality and remains palliative in most cases, while the roles of chemo- and radiotherapy are unsatisfactory.
conclusionClinical trials of malignant pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma remain important for MPM management. Multimodality treatment of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy is expected to have a role in the treatment of MPM.
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