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Pericardial mesothelioma

MedGen UID:
233322
•Concept ID:
C1335381
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Malignant pericardial mesothelioma
 
HPO: HP:0100004
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003805

Definition

A Malignant mesothelioma originating from cells of the pericardium (the thin layer of mesothelium lining the heart). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multimodality Therapy in Patients With Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma.
Offin M, De Silva DL, Sauter JL, Egger JV, Yorke E, Adusumilli PS, Rimner A, Rusch VW, Zauderer MG
J Thorac Oncol 2022 Dec;17(12):1428-1432. Epub 2022 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.08.017. PMID: 36075530Free PMC Article
Treatment and Outcomes of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Contemporary Review of 103 Published Cases.
McGehee E, Gerber DE, Reisch J, Dowell JE
Clin Lung Cancer 2019 Mar;20(2):e152-e157. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.11.008. PMID: 30594459
Primary pericardial mesothelioma.
Eren NT, Akar AR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2002 Oct;3(5):369-73. doi: 10.1007/s11864-002-0002-7. PMID: 12194802

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pericardial Mesotheliomas.
Arrossi AV
Adv Anat Pathol 2023 Jul 1;30(4):253-258. Epub 2023 Apr 27 doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000399. PMID: 37104724
Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Population-Based Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.
Brydges H, Yin K, Balasubramaniyan R, Lawrence KW, Luo R, Karlson KJ, McAneny DB, Edwards NM, Reardon MJ, Dobrilovic N
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Autumn;34(3):1113-1119. Epub 2021 Jul 25 doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.07.020. PMID: 34320396
Treatment and Outcomes of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Contemporary Review of 103 Published Cases.
McGehee E, Gerber DE, Reisch J, Dowell JE
Clin Lung Cancer 2019 Mar;20(2):e152-e157. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.11.008. PMID: 30594459
Echocardiographic characteristics of primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma and outcomes analysis: a retrospective study.
Kong L, Li Z, Wang J, Lv X
Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2018 Apr 26;16(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12947-018-0125-z. PMID: 29695235Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of mesothelioma of the pericardium and tunica vaginalis testis.
Mezei G, Chang ET, Mowat FS, Moolgavkar SH
Ann Epidemiol 2017 May;27(5):348-359.e11. Epub 2017 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.04.001. PMID: 28527639

Diagnosis

Recurrent Tumor Suppressor Alterations in Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma.
Schaefer IM, Mariño-Enríquez A, Hammer MM, Padera RF, Sholl LM
Mod Pathol 2023 Sep;36(9):100237. Epub 2023 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100237. PMID: 37295554Free PMC Article
Pericardial Mesotheliomas.
Arrossi AV
Adv Anat Pathol 2023 Jul 1;30(4):253-258. Epub 2023 Apr 27 doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000399. PMID: 37104724
Treatment and Outcomes of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Contemporary Review of 103 Published Cases.
McGehee E, Gerber DE, Reisch J, Dowell JE
Clin Lung Cancer 2019 Mar;20(2):e152-e157. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.11.008. PMID: 30594459
Primary pericardial mesothelioma.
Eren NT, Akar AR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2002 Oct;3(5):369-73. doi: 10.1007/s11864-002-0002-7. PMID: 12194802
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Vigneswaran WT, Stefanacci PR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0045-6. PMID: 12057155

Therapy

Treatment and Outcomes of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Contemporary Review of 103 Published Cases.
McGehee E, Gerber DE, Reisch J, Dowell JE
Clin Lung Cancer 2019 Mar;20(2):e152-e157. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.11.008. PMID: 30594459
Localized primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma.
Song G, Bi W, Zhang X, Huang W, Zhou K, Ren W
J Clin Ultrasound 2019 Mar;47(3):178-181. Epub 2018 Nov 18 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22673. PMID: 30450660
Malignant pericardial mesothelioma : A systematic review of current practice.
Cao S, Jin S, Cao J, Shen J, Zhang H, Meng Q, Pan B, Yu Y
Herz 2018 Feb;43(1):61-68. Epub 2017 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00059-016-4522-5. PMID: 28130567
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Webb J, Yiu YW, Giastefani S, Carr-White G
QJM 2016 Sep;109(9):631-632. Epub 2016 Jun 17 doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw099. PMID: 27318362Free PMC Article
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Vigneswaran WT, Stefanacci PR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0045-6. PMID: 12057155

Prognosis

Pericardial Mesotheliomas.
Arrossi AV
Adv Anat Pathol 2023 Jul 1;30(4):253-258. Epub 2023 Apr 27 doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000399. PMID: 37104724
Treatment and Outcomes of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Contemporary Review of 103 Published Cases.
McGehee E, Gerber DE, Reisch J, Dowell JE
Clin Lung Cancer 2019 Mar;20(2):e152-e157. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.11.008. PMID: 30594459
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Webb J, Yiu YW, Giastefani S, Carr-White G
QJM 2016 Sep;109(9):631-632. Epub 2016 Jun 17 doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw099. PMID: 27318362Free PMC Article
Pericardial tumors.
Luk A, Ahn E, Vaideeswar P, Butany JW
Semin Diagn Pathol 2008 Feb;25(1):47-53. doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2007.12.001. PMID: 18350922
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Vigneswaran WT, Stefanacci PR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0045-6. PMID: 12057155

Clinical prediction guides

Recurrent Tumor Suppressor Alterations in Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma.
Schaefer IM, Mariño-Enríquez A, Hammer MM, Padera RF, Sholl LM
Mod Pathol 2023 Sep;36(9):100237. Epub 2023 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100237. PMID: 37295554Free PMC Article
Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Population-Based Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.
Brydges H, Yin K, Balasubramaniyan R, Lawrence KW, Luo R, Karlson KJ, McAneny DB, Edwards NM, Reardon MJ, Dobrilovic N
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Autumn;34(3):1113-1119. Epub 2021 Jul 25 doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.07.020. PMID: 34320396
Treatment and Outcomes of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Contemporary Review of 103 Published Cases.
McGehee E, Gerber DE, Reisch J, Dowell JE
Clin Lung Cancer 2019 Mar;20(2):e152-e157. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.11.008. PMID: 30594459
Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as a suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Barroso AS, Leite S, Friões F, Vasconcelos M, Azevedo D, Baldaia H, Amorim MJ, Dias P
Rev Port Cardiol 2017 Apr;36(4):307.e1-307.e5. Epub 2017 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.03.014. PMID: 28343785
Magnetic resonance imaging of cardiac tumors: part 2, malignant tumors and tumor-like conditions.
Randhawa K, Ganeshan A, Hoey ET
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2011 Jul-Aug;40(4):169-79. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2010.07.002. PMID: 21616279

Recent systematic reviews

Malignant pericardial mesothelioma : A systematic review of current practice.
Cao S, Jin S, Cao J, Shen J, Zhang H, Meng Q, Pan B, Yu Y
Herz 2018 Feb;43(1):61-68. Epub 2017 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00059-016-4522-5. PMID: 28130567
Epidemiology of mesothelioma of the pericardium and tunica vaginalis testis.
Mezei G, Chang ET, Mowat FS, Moolgavkar SH
Ann Epidemiol 2017 May;27(5):348-359.e11. Epub 2017 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.04.001. PMID: 28527639

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