title: Pericardial cyst in the midline position.
abstract: Pericardial cysts are uncommon benign abnormalities and their incidence in mediastinal tumours is approximately 7%. The authors report the case of a 73-year-old man suffering from pericardial cyst in the midline position. The good results obtained following surgery are also reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Shiga Seijinbyo Hospital, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Magara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsuyama
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*