Malignant pericardial mesothelioma following thoracal radiotherapy; dissemination from pericardium to pleura

YILDIRIM H., METİNTAŞ M., Guntulu A. K.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, cilt.58, sa.3, ss.301-305, 2010 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.301-305
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Malignant pericardial mesothelioma (MPeM) is a rare, primary pericardial tumor of mesodermal-origin. With respect to the etiology of MPeM, a history of exposure to asbestos has not been clearly demonstrated. MPeM is difficult to diagnose because of the non-specificity of the clinical complaints and symptoms. A known effective treatment does not exist and the prognosis is poor. In this case study, the possible etiologies of MPeM are discussed based on the extant literature. We report herein a patient with MPeM and no history of asbestos exposure who had chemo-radiotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and in whom a tumor spread from the pericardium through the pleura.