Vol 19, No 3 (2012)
Case Reports
Published online: 2012-05-28

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A giant pericardial cyst in an unusual localization

Turgay Celik, Serdar Firtina, Baris Bugan, M. Ali Sahin, Fatih Ors, Atila Iyisoy
Cardiol J 2012;19(3):317-319.

Abstract

Pericardial cysts are rareand benign lesions of the heart. They are usually asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed on chest X-ray. Most are located at the right cardiophrenic angle. Life- -threatening complications may be infrequently encountered. We report the case of a 54 year- -old male with acute coronary syndrome and a pericardial cyst in an unusual localization.

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