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Due to the lack of typical early manifestations and effective routine diagnostic methods, PPM is often misdiagnosed and missed, resulting in delayed treatment and poor prognosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 42-year-old male presented with 6 months of recurrent chest tightness and pain, worsening over 2 months, and two prior admissions for unexplained pericardial effusion. On admission, he had tachycardia, distant heart sounds, bilateral lower extremity edema, and a 3\u00d72 cm hard, fixed left supraclavicular lymph node. Imaging confirmed pericardial effusion with abnormal pericardial lesions. Ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis yielded only a small amount of red jelly-like material, with cytology suggesting epithelioid neoplastic cells. Supraclavicular lymph node biopsy confirmed metastatic malignant mesothelioma. Nivolumab immunotherapy showed no improvement. Pericardial tumor resection revealed diffuse, fish-flesh-like tumor invading the myocardium and great vessels. Final pathology confirmed epithelioid-type PPM.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with recurrent unexplained pericardial effusion and atypical sonographic features, such as flocculent echoes and irregular pericardial thickening, should raise suspicion for PPM. 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