title: Imaging of pericardial tumours: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pericardial tumours are unusual and may be difficult to characterise with imaging. They manifest as large, non-contractile, solid masses within the pericardium. Presenting symptoms include heart failure, arrythmias, sudden death, cyanosis and chest pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a case of massive pericardial fibroma in a 52 year old woman, who presented with palpitations only.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We illustrate the different imaging modalities available to image this tumour prior to surgical resection, and indicate the strengths and weaknesses of each.
authors.affiliation: The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. lindseytilling@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tilling
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hudsmith
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becher
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome