title: A large pericardial cyst presenting with compression of the right-side cardiac chambers.
abstract: Pericardial cysts are rare, usually congenital. Cysts frequently occur in the right cardiophrenic angle and their diagnosis is usually suspected after an abnormal chest X ray. The present case report shows a case of pericardial cyst with atypical radiographic aspect in an athletic patient who presented clinical with symptoms of right ventricular failure. The diagnosis was suggested by echocardiogram and subsequently was confirmed by pathologic examination.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Isabella Morais
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Júlia Medeiros
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Cláudio Léo
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gelape
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braulio
authors.forename: Vagner de Campos
authors.initials: Vde C
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo Pereira
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000293:injuries*