Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53, February 2008

Pericardial tumors

  • Adriana Luk, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Eric Ahn, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Pradeep Vaideeswar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Pathology (Cardiovascular and Thoracic Division), Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India
    • ,
  • Jagdish W. Butany, MBBS, MS, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Jagdish W. Butany, MBBS, MS, FRCPC, Department of Pathology, 11th Floor, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 2C4.

Pericardial tumors are rare. A majority of the reported cases are metastatic in nature and indicate a poor prognosis. Primary tumors of the pericardium are extremely rare and occur in a broad age range. This review describes several of the more common lesions: germ cell tumors, solitary fibroma, pericardial mesothelioma, and metastatic disease.

Keywords: Pericardium tumors

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PII: S0740-2570(07)00131-1

doi:10.1053/j.semdp.2007.12.001

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53, February 2008

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