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Pericardium cancer

MedGen UID:
87561
•Concept ID:
C0346609
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of pericardium; Malignant neoplasm of pericardium; Malignant Neoplasm of Pericardium; malignant neoplasm of pericardium; Malignant Neoplasm of the Pericardium; malignant neoplasm of the pericardium; Malignant Pericardial Neoplasm; malignant pericardial neoplasm; Malignant Pericardial Tumor; malignant pericardial tumor; malignant pericardial tumour; malignant pericardium neoplasm; Malignant Tumor of Pericardium; malignant tumor of pericardium; Malignant Tumor of the Pericardium; malignant tumor of the pericardium; malignant tumour of pericardium; malignant tumour of the pericardium; pericardium cancer; Primary malignant neoplasm of pericardium
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of pericardium (187884007); Primary malignant neoplasm of pericardium (93957005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001322

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the pericardium. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Radiation-Induced Pericardial Disease: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
von Kemp BA, Cosyns B
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Oct;25(10):1113-1121. Epub 2023 Aug 16 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-01933-3. PMID: 37584875
Current clinical management of primary cardiac sarcoma.
Siontis BL, Leja M, Chugh R
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2020 Jan;20(1):45-51. Epub 2020 Jan 9 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2020.1711738. PMID: 31914831
2015 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)Endorsed by: The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
Adler Y, Charron P, Imazio M, Badano L, Barón-Esquivias G, Bogaert J, Brucato A, Gueret P, Klingel K, Lionis C, Maisch B, Mayosi B, Pavie A, Ristic AD, Sabaté Tenas M, Seferovic P, Swedberg K, Tomkowski W; ESC Scientific Document Group
Eur Heart J 2015 Nov 7;36(42):2921-2964. Epub 2015 Aug 29 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv318. PMID: 26320112Free PMC Article

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