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Primary pericardial mesothelioma demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging
J Ohnishi1, H Shiotani, H Ueno
1Department of Medicine, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, Akashi, Japan.
Japanese Circulation Journal
|November 1, 1996
Abstract:
A 24-year-old man was hospitalized for an investigation of cardiac enlargement. Serum hyaluronic acid was increased to 238 ng/ml. Echocardiogram showed pericardial effusion with an area of increased density adjacent to the anterolateral wall of the left ventricle. A soft-tissue mass within the pericardial space was enhanced with gadolinium DTPA on magnetic resonance imaging. Open biopsy confirmed the presence of a malignant mesothelioma. Magnetic resonance imaging provided useful information regarding the tumor.