Giant Pericardial Cyst: A Case Report and Review of Literature
| Author | Manouchehr Hekmat | en |
| Author | Hamid Ghaderi | en |
| Author | Hassan Tatari | en |
| Author | Abbas Arjmand Shabestari | en |
| Author | Seyedeh Adeleh Mirjafari | en |
| Orcid | Seyedeh Adeleh Mirjafari [0000-0003-2780-6736] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-01-01 | en |
| Abstract | Pericardial cysts are rare lesions. These benign anomalies are located in the middle mediastinum. In this article, we present a 24-year-old man who was referred to the emergency department with dyspnea and persistent cough. In physical exam, no abnormality was found. His past medical history was normal. His trans-thoracic echocardiogram showed an echo-lucent space next to the right atrium at the right cardiophrenic angle. No pericardial effusion was found. The patient underwent surgery. After midsternotomy, a huge cyst measuring approximately 13 × 8 × 5 cm in diameters was found on the right side and outside the pericardium that was totally excised. After 5 days, the patient was discharged and pathologic report confirmed preoperative diagnosis of pericardial cyst. Giant pericardial cysts are not common and in this report, we will review published case reports. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.21921 | en |
| Keyword | Cardiac Surgery | en |
| Keyword | Pericardial Cyst | en |
| Keyword | Mediastinal Cyst | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Giant Pericardial Cyst: A Case Report and Review of Literature | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |
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