title: Cardiac lymphangioma presenting as intrapericardial cystic mass.
abstract: Cystic lymphangioma usually confined to head and neck is a well-recognized tumor that occurs during childhood. However, a cardiac lymphangioma is exceptionally uncommon and a particularly rare form of disease. We report a case of cystic lymphangioma arising from the right ventricular wall, and presenting as pericardial mass in a young female, who presented with a history of exercise intolerance in the form of breathlessness on exertion and palpitations. The management of such a case was a difficult task; however, she underwent near total resection of the mass, and is doing well for the last 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College Srinagar, Karan Nagar, Srinagar, India. E-mail. nazir69734@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nazir A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Lone
authors.forename: Bashir A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Naikoo
authors.forename: Naseer A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging