Open AccessPericardial mesothelioma presenting as chronic constrictive pericarditis. A series of three cases from a single institution
Author(s) -
Monalisa Hui,
K R Harshavardhana,
Shantveer G Uppin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_711_17
Subject(s) - constrictive pericarditis , medicine , pericarditis , mesothelioma , pericardium , pericardiectomy , radiology , pathology , cardiology
Pericardial mesotheliomas are rare tumors which often present with features of constrictive pericarditis. We present clinical, imaging, histological, and immunohistochemical findings of three cases presenting with chronic constrictive pericarditis. Two of these cases were initially treated as tuberculous pericarditis. Histologically, all the three cases were of an epithelioid type and showed positivity for more than one mesothelial markers. Two patients had a fatal outcome, and one was lost to follow-up.