Giant Pericardial Cyst Mimicking Dextrocardia on Chest X-Ray

• Author(s): Hamad, H ; Galrinho, A ; Abreu, J ; Valente, B ; Bakero, L ; Cruz Ferreira, R
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1231
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Quisto Pericárdico; Diagnóstico Diferencial; HSM; Dextrocardia; Radiografia Torácica
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

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.