Pericardial mesothelioma masquerading as a benign pericardial effusion

Coplan, Neil L.; Kennish, Arthur J.; Burgess, N.; Deligdish, L; Goldman, Martin E.

doi:10.1016/s0735-1097(84)80154-0

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“…Moreover, acute pericarditis often resolves by itself, usually with only symptomatic therapy, as in most cases of apparent or proved viral pericarditis, and the diagnostic work‐up may not contribute much to treatment. However, acute pericarditis can be the first manifestation of more severe underlying disease, such as mesothelioma (3), as well as many other malignancies (4) or vasculitis (4) in which case, the physician's awareness of the range of aetiologic associations of pericarditis is essential for successful (and especially timely) diagnosis and treatment.…”

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‘Idiopathic’ pericarditis - the clinician's challenge [nothing is idiopathic]

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2007

International Journal of Clinical Practice

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Reports on the aetiologic distribution of acute pericarditis vary significantly from study to study. We attempted to summarise reports on incidence of different aetiologies of pericarditis and explain the variable range of reported frequencies of different aetiologies. The literature between 1978 and 2005 was reviewed for comparative incidence of acute pericarditis. Reports of more than 50 subjects were included. The most common cause of pericarditis was 'idiopathic' pericarditis (mean: 26.1%), followed by neoplastic diseases (mean: 25.6%) and iatrogenic pericarditis (mean: 16.3%). Each mean had a wide range of 95% confidence interval. In summary, the clinician is confronted by a huge dispersion of reported frequencies of pericarditis aetiologies as a consequence of multiple factors. Recognising specific rare causes of pericarditis, often essential for early diagnosis and successful treatment, means coping with that aetiologic dispersion and its implied probabilities.

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‘Idiopathic’ pericarditis - the clinician's challenge [nothing is idiopathic]

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Spodick

2007

International Journal of Clinical Practice

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“…The extremely rare occurrence of mesothe lioma is the most common primary malignan cy of the pericardium [1,2]. The few patients whose tumor was discovered during life had always been incorrectly diagnosed initially [3,4].…”

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“…Primary pericardial malignancy is ex tremely rare. Pathologically, mesothelioma is the most common one [1,2]. In the majority of cases, the heart is encased in the tumor and the pericardium is extremely thick.…”

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