Surprising finding of a primary pericardial mesothelioma

被引：5

作者：

Vavalle, John ^{[2
]}

Bashore, Thomas M. ^{[2
]}

Klem, Igor ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Duke Cardiovasc Magnet Resonance Ctr, Durham, NC 27710 USA

[2] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Durham, NC 27710 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING | 2010年 / 26卷 / 06期

关键词：

Primary pericardial mesothelioma; Pericardial disease; Cardiac masses;

D O I：

10.1007/s10554-010-9615-2

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

In this report, we describe a case of primary pericardial mesothelioma, which is an extremely rare tumor arising from mesothelial cells lining the pericardium and is associated with a dismal prognosis.

引用

页码：625 / 627

页数：3