title: Pericardial Masses, Cysts and Diverticula: A Comprehensive Review Using Multimodality Imaging.
abstract: Pericardial masses/tumors, cysts, and diverticula are quite rare. Presentation is variable and often patients may be asymptomatic with pericardial involvement initially only detected at time of autopsy. When patients do present with symptoms they are often non-specific and often mimic other conditions of the pericardium such as pericarditis, pericardial effusion, constriction or tamponade. Therefore, echocardiography and cross-sectional imaging are essential in identifying and characterizing pericardial disease. Imaging findings vary in specificity depending on the type of tumor. The purpose of this review is to describe the role of multi-modality imaging and characteristic findings in patients with pericardial masses/tumors, cysts, and diverticula.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
authors.forename: Albree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tower-Rader
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic. Electronic address: kwond@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cardiac CT; Cardiac MRI; Echocardiography; Pericardial mass; Pericardial tumor