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01.12.2014 | e-Herz: Case study
Asymptomatic giant pericardial cyst mimicking dextrocardia on chest X-ray
verfasst von:
H. Simsek, M.D., Y. Gunes, M.A. Akil, T. Bilsel
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Ausgabe 8/2014
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Excerpt
Pericardial cystic lesions occur infrequently with an incidence of 1 in 100,000 persons. Most frequently they are congenital anomalies, but are also rarely acquired pericardial anomalies (e.g., post-inflammatory, hydatid, neoplastic). Pericardial cysts are caused by an incomplete coalescence of fetal lacunae during the development of the pericardium [
1,
2]. The most frequent location is the right cardiophrenic angle [
3]. Pericardial cysts are often discovered incidentally on imaging studies as in our case. …