J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.
2007 Jun;15(2):40-42.
A Case of Thymic Cyst in the Middle Mediastinum Mimicking Pericardial Cyst
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. sjpark223@yahoo.co.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Abstract
- A thymic cyst in the middle mediastinum adjacent to the right pericardium is extremely rare. We report a case of a large thymic cyst in the right cardiophrenic angle, compressing the right atrium, which was presented as a cardiomegaly on the chest radiograph and a pericardial cyst on the echocardiography. The definitive diagnosis was confirmed using surgical resection and biopsy.
