title: Pericardial cysts in children: surgical or conservative approach?
abstract: The authors present a case of an 11-year-old boy with a history of mild asthma and cough who underwent radiographic examination of the chest. The radiograph showed a round, discrete mass in the right cardiophrenic angle. The patient underwent thoracoscopic excision, and histologic examination found a unilocular, pericardial cyst. The possible causes of mediastinal masses and an argument for their surgical removal is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, St Louis University School of Medicine and Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO 63104, USA.
authors.forename: Blakeslee E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Noyes
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vogler
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013906:Thoracoscopy