Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma, Which Was Veiled by a Pleural Empyema: A Case Report and Review

This case report shows that pleural empyema limits the diagnostic significance of imaging techniques. Hereafter, we present the case of an 82-year-old patient with primary pericardial mesothelioma, which was veiled by a pleural empyema. The patient met the typical triad of signs of heart failure (dy...

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Main Authors: Morad Tajjiou, Wolfgang Wild, Nasir Sayed, Alexander Flauaus, Markus Divo, Matthias Schwarzbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2896810