Migrating Pericardial Cyst Mimicking a Pleural Pseudotumor.
| Autor: | Ha CJ; Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States., Maldjian PD; Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical imaging science [J Clin Imaging Sci] 2020 May 30; Vol. 10, pp. 32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 30 (Print Publication: 2020). |
| DOI: | 10.25259/JCIS_59_2020 |
| Abstrakt: | We discuss an atypical presentation of a pericardial cyst appearing as a mobile lesion extending into and out of the right pulmonary major fissure. With the patient in the supine position, the cyst mimicked a pleural pseudotumor along the right oblique fissure. In the left lateral decubitus position, the cyst migrated to the right cardiophrenic angle and assumed an appearance more characteristic of a pericardial cyst. At surgery, a stalk was discovered attaching the cyst to the pericardium explaining its migrating nature. We conclude that computed tomography scanning in the decubitus position is useful for differentiating a mobile pericardial cyst from a pleural pseudotumor. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (© 2020 Published by Scientific Scholar on behalf of Journal of Clinical Imaging Science.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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