| Literature DB >> 30546576 |
Dimitrios Varvarousis1, Konstantinos Tampakis1, Konstantinos Dremetsikas1, Pantelis Konstantinedes1, Ioannis Mantas1.
Abstract
Pericardial cysts are uncommon paracardiac lesions, usually located within the right cardiophrenic space. They usually do not cause symptoms and are detected by chance. Chest X-ray, echocardiography, and chest computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging are useful diagnostic tools. We report a case of a man with symptomatic pericardial cysts of unusual location, review the literature, and discuss the diagnostic approach and treatment options. <Learning objective: Pericardial cysts are uncommon mediastinal lesions, diagnosed safely when suspected by echocardiography and computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. An invasive therapeutic approach should be preferred in symptomatic cases.>.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiac imaging; Intrathoracic mass; Mediastinal mass; Symptomatic
Year: 2015 PMID: 30546576 PMCID: PMC6281850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2015.06.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiol Cases ISSN: 1878-5409