Eck H, Berg-Schlosser V
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1978 Nov 3;103(44):1751-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1129337.
Two cases of malignant pericardial mesothelioma are described. Morphologically they corresponded to the epithelial or fibrous type, respectively. In one patient, an old-metal dealer, an increased number of asbestos bodies were found in the lung parenchyma and phase-microscopy demonstrated increased asbestos needles in the lung parenchyma. Since, beyond a certain fibre size, asbestos can induce bronchial carcinoma as well as pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma, it is likely that the pericardial mesothelioma had a similar aetiology.