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Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as left atrial thrombus in a patient with mitral stenosis
Y Miyamoto1, S Nakano, Y Shimazaki
1First Department of Surgery, University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
Cardiovascular Surgery (London, England)
|February 1, 1996
Abstract:
Primary pericardial mesothelioma is rare and remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Pericardial mesothelioma usually occurs independently of intracardiac lesions and infiltrates adjacent tissues superficially. An extremely rare case of malignant pericardial mesothelioma complicated by prior mitral valve surgery is reported. The tumour invaded the left atrium and mimicked a thrombus.