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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Cardio-Oncology
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1481373

Pericardial Mesothelioma Mimicking Mediastinal Lymphoma and Systemic Rheumatic Disease: A Case Report

Provisionally accepted
Grzegorz Hirnle Grzegorz Hirnle 1Michał Kapałka Michał Kapałka 2*Michał Krawiec Michał Krawiec 2Tomasz Hrapkowicz Tomasz Hrapkowicz 1
  • 1 Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
  • 2 Student Scientific Association of Adult Cardiac Surgery; Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Zabrze, Poland

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    pericardiectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the sections confirmed the diagnosis of pericardial epithelioid mesothelioma. The patient died after three weeks of palliative care.In the differential diagnosis of relapsing and resultant constrictive pericarditis, neoplastic processes that may mimic systemic rheumatic diseases should also be considered. Pericardial mesothelioma is a very rare diagnosis and may result in increased ANA titers, particularly anti-dense fine speckled 70 (DSF70) antibodies.

    Keywords: pericardial mesothelioma, Constrictive pericarditis, anti-nuclear antibodies, Systemic rheumatic disease, Mediastinal lymphoma

    Received: 15 Aug 2024; Accepted: 16 Dec 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Michał Kapałka, Student Scientific Association of Adult Cardiac Surgery; Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Zabrze, Poland

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