[Primary Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma:Report of a Case]

Kyobu Geka. 2022 Nov;75(12):1059-1061.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for cough and fever. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed some masses showing slightly enhanced effect in the pericardium. FDG-PET showed the accumulation of FDG in the masses. Thoracoscopic surgical biopsy was performed to establish the diagnosis. The histological study showed proliferation of short spindle-shaped cells surrounded by lymphocyte, and the spindle cells were immunohistochemically positive for cytokeratin AE1/AE3, WT-1, D2-40, CAM5.2, intelectin-1 and negative for CEA, TTF-1, napsin A, claudin-4, calretinin, MUC4, PAX8, CD30. These findings were compatible with epithelial pericardial malignant mesothelioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calbindin 2
  • Claudin-4
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Heart Neoplasms*
  • Humans
  • Keratins
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms*
  • Mesothelioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesothelioma* / surgery
  • Mesothelioma, Malignant*
  • Thymus Neoplasms*

Substances

  • Calbindin 2
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Claudin-4
  • Keratins