A Case of Thymic Cyst in the Middle Mediastinum Mimicking Pericardial Cyst.
- Author:
Sung Il IM
1
;
Sung Ji PARK
;
Jin Shin KHO
;
Jeong Hee LEE
;
Bong Ryong CHOI
;
Jong Woo KIM
;
Choong Hwan KWAK
;
Jin Yong HWANG
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. sjpark223@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thymic cyst;
Echocardiography;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cardiomegaly;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Heart Atria;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Mediastinal Cyst*;
Mediastinum*;
Pericardium;
Radiography, Thoracic
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2007;15(2):40-42
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
