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