title: Giant pericardial cyst mimicking dextrocardia on chest X-ray.
abstract: Pericardial cysts are rare benign congenital malformations, usually small, asymptomatic and detected incidentally on chest X-ray as a mass located in the right costophrenic angle. Giant pericardial cysts are very uncommon and produce symptoms by compressing adjacent structures. In this report, the authors present a case of a symptomatic giant pericardial cyst incorrectly diagnosed as dextrocardia on chest X-ray.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal. hamadmahmoud77@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hamad M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hamad
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galrinho
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bakero
authors.forename: Rui C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic