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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]] | 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== | ==Differentiating Pericardial cyst from other Diseases== | ||
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*[[Cardiac lipoma]] | *[[Cardiac lipoma]] | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
On imaging, Pericardial cyst appears as smoothly and sharply marginated mass. | |||
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Image:Pericardial-cyst-001.jpg|Chest X-ray showing Pericardial cyst <small>Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted</small> | Image:Pericardial-cyst-001.jpg|Chest X-ray showing Pericardial cyst <small>Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted</small> | ||
Image:Pericardial-cyst-002.jpg|Chest X-ray showing Pericardial cyst <small>Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted</small> | Image:Pericardial-cyst-002.jpg|Chest X-ray showing Pericardial cyst <small>Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted</small> | ||
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Image:Pericardial-cyst-MRI-001.jpg|CT showing Pericardial cyst <small>Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted</small> | |||
Image:Pericardial-cyst-MRI-002.jpg|CT showing Pericardial cyst <small>Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted</small> | |||
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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 -
Chest X-ray showing Pericardial cyst Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted
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CT showing Pericardial cyst Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted -
CT showing Pericardial cyst Image courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted
