Shunye Zhang

Publications

• Case Report   
  Comprehensive Treatment of a Rare Primary Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Case Report and Literature Review
  Author(s): Chunyu Liu, Bin Zhao, Weiwei Cheng, Dongliang Ma, Xing Wei and Shunye Zhang*
  
  Background: Primary Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma (PMPM) is an extremely rare aggressive malignancy with nonspecific symptoms; thus, cases of PMPM are usually found incidentally. Despite treatment, it is considered as extremely fatal. Case presentation: We encountered an asymptomatic 64-year-old woman diagnosed with PMPM by Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT). After 22 months of supportive treatment and chemotherapy, she presented to our facility with progressive dyspnoea. Surgery was performed. Excision biopsy showed thickening pericardium and many poorly circumscribed masses, and cut sections showed friable grey–white tissue with areas of necrosis. Pathological examination confirmed epithelium-like malignant mesothelioma. The patient was continuously treated with a previously prescr.. Read More»
  

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