A giant, well‐differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the left atrioventricular groove: Case report and brief review of the literature | Zendy

Wang Xin | Zendy; Ren Weidong | Zendy; Xiao Yangjie | Zendy; Qiao Wei | Zendy; Li Ying | Zendy; Cui Li | Zendy; Zhang Xintong | Zendy

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A giant, well‐differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the left atrioventricular groove: Case report and brief review of the literature

Author(s) -

Wang Xin,

Ren Weidong,

Xiao Yangjie,

Qiao Wei,

Li Ying,

Cui Li,

Zhang Xintong

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of clinical ultrasound

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1097-0096

pISSN - 0091-2751

DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22730

Subject(s) - medicine , pericardium , histopathological examination , complication , mesothelioma , cardiac tumors , radiology , giant cell , pathology , surgery

Of the primary cardiac tumors, well‐differentiated papillary mesothelioma (WDPM) is very rare, with only one case report documenting WDPM of the pericardium. We report herein a 17‐year‐old boy who had an abnormal chest X‐ray on a routine college‐entrance examination. A giant cardiac tumor was detected by echocardiography. The neoplasm was partially resected, and histopathological examination revealed a WDPM. The patient recovered without any complication.

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