Key result
Multimodality imaging enables full characterization of pericardial neoplasms, guiding individualized management strategies developed by a multidisciplinary team.
Why the study?
Pericardial neoplasms have nonspecific clinical presentations frequently leading to delayed diagnosis, can precipitate severe complications, and remain a diagnostic and therapeutic clinical challenge.
Multimodality imaging and a multidisciplinary team approach are essential for the diagnosis and management of neoplastic pericardial disease.
Supports MDT evaluation for pericardial neoplasms; leaves open prospective validation of imaging protocols.
INTRODUCTION: Pericardial neoplasms are uncommon, mostly due to secondary involvement of the pericardium by extracardiac tumors. Clinical presentation is nonspecific, frequently leading to a delayed diagnosis. Moreover, both benign and malignant pericardial tumors may be associated with myocardial infiltration and mechanical compression of cardiac chambers, possibly precipitating clinical conditions. Pericardial tumors are indeed a diagnostic and therapeutic clinical challenge. AREAS COVERED: This review aims to provide an overview of the main clinical characteristics of pericardial tumors, along with their management in clinical practice. EXPERT COMMENTARY: Multimodality imaging (echocardiography, chest X-ray, CT, CMR, and PET) enable full characterization of pericardial neoplasms. An individualized strategy should be developed by a multidisciplinary team including cardiologists, oncologists, radiologists, and cardiac surgeons.
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Avondo et al. (2020) conducted a review in Neoplastic pericardial disease. Multimodality imaging and multidisciplinary management was evaluated. Multimodality imaging enables full characterization of pericardial neoplasms, guiding individualized management strategies developed by a multidisciplinary team.
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