Pericardial cyst

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assosciate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Prashanth Saddala M.B.B.S

Overview

Pericardial cyst is the outpouching of the parietal pericardium that is lined by mesothelial cells. It is usually unilocular. It is most commonly detected incidentally in asymptomatic patients. It's most common location is the right costophrenic angle

Differentiating Pericardial cyst from other Diseases

• Fat pad
• Cardiac lipoma

Diagnosis

On imaging, Pericardial cyst appears as smoothly and sharply marginated mass.

Chest X-ray

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  Chest X-ray showing Pericardial cyst Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted

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