Author/Authors :
Hekmat، Manouchehr نويسنده Modarres Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , , Ghaderi، Hamid نويسنده Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , , Tatari، Hassan نويسنده Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahid Modarres
Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
Iran , , Arjmand Shabestari، Abbas نويسنده Department of Radiology, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid
Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Mirjafari، Seyedeh Adeleh نويسنده Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center (BASIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
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.
