Nonconstrictive epicarditis mimicking a cardiac mass in a 71-year-old Caucasian man: a case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Cases of Exclusive Epicarditis without Parietal Pericardial Involvement*

Case [Reference]	Age (y) Sex	Symptoms	Physical Exam Findings	Constrictive Physiology	Gross ± Microscopic Pathology of Epicardium	Echocardiogram/CT	Suspected Etiology
1 [3]	22 M	Dyspnea, anorexia, weight loss	S3 heart sound, hepatomegaly, anasarca	+	Hyaline thickening with sparse mononuclear infiltration	TTE: Large pericardial effusion	-
2 [4]	16 M	Dyspnea, abdominal distention	Ascites, hepato-splenomegaly, pedal edema	+	Taught white membrane 2 mm thick	-	Probably viral
3 (Our case)	71 M	Fatigue, weight loss	None	0	Lympho – plasmocitic infiltrate	TEE: Two echodense masses, circumferential pericardial effusion/ CT: Filling defect in right atrial appendage	-

*Table does not include cases of epicarditis as a consequence of traumatic injury, thoracic surgery, or neonatal cases.
CT, Computed tomography; TEE, Transesophageal echocardiogram; TTE, Transthoracic echocardiogram

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