title: Case report: pancreatic mediastinal pseudocyst--an unusual cause of palpitations.
abstract: We describe a case of pancreatic mediastinal pseudocyst which presented atypically with palpitations due to marked cardiac compression. Computed tomography (CT) showed a large abdominal pseudocyst extending through the diaphragm into the posterior mediastinum. Surgical drainage produced rapid symptomatic relief and the pseudocyst resolved completely within 2 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jardine
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vallance
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed