title: Large pericardial cyst in an asymptomatic child: a case report.
abstract: We present a case report of a nine-year-old asymptomatic girl with a large cystic lesion of the left hemithorax, occupying almost 80% of the left hemithorax, first believed to be a parasitic cyst that was operated and proved to be of parietal pericardial origin. Mediastinal cysts and pericardial cysts in particular are mostly discovered accidentally and so was the case with our patient. The diagnosis included not only clinical examination but also the utilization of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The only treatment for pericardial cysts is surgical excision and patients recover fully with no complication.
authors: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Heart Center, Kalithea, Athens, Greece.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Loggos
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Mitropoulos
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kondrafouris
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Milonakis
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kanakis
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Chantzis
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bobos
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Giannopoulos
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Azariadis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Pericardial cyst; asymptomatic; diagnosis; size; surgical treatment