title: Epicardial mesothelial cyst located over the left anterior descending coronary artery.
abstract: We report the 5th case of pericardial cyst found to originate from epicardium. A 30-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever underwent open-heart surgery for severe aortic and mitral insufficiency. A cyst located over the left anterior descending coronary artery was detected during surgery. Excision of the cyst was performed with the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass, to avoid injury to the artery. Histologic examination showed the cyst to be lined by a single layer of benign mesothelial cells, which was consistent with a diagnosis of epicardial mesothelial cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. suatnail@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Suat Nail
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Omeroglu
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omeroglu
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ardal
authors.forename: Atakan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erkilinc
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ipek
authors.forename: Cevat
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yakut
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery