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Revision as of 18:13, 31 July 2012

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

Chest X-ray

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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 ==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]]
+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==