Pericardial cyst simulating intracardiac mass

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.141.2.292· OSTI ID:5662809

Patel, B K; Markivee, C R; George, E A

Although pericardial celomic or mesothelial cysts are infrequent mediastinal lesions, they represent the most common benign mass lesion of the pericardium. Most often they are located at the right cardiophrenic junction. As a rule, they are asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally on routine chest radiography. A symptomatic pericardial cyst is described in a patient with congestive cardiomyopathy, causing progressive atypical chest pain, dyspnea, and palpitation. On computer tomography (CT) and other imaging methods, the lesion simulated a cardiac mass. Thoracotomy revealed a large hemorrhagic pericardial celomic cyst compressing and displacing the heart and midmediastinal vasculature.

• Research Organization: St. Louis Univ. School of Medicine, MO
• OSTI ID: 5662809
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 141:2; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CHEST
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
HEART
HEMORRHAGE
MEDIASTINUM
MEMBRANES
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PERICARDIUM
SEROUS MEMBRANES
SYMPTOMS
TOMOGRAPHY