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Common Symptoms with Rare Entity: A Giant Pericardial Cyst

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1 Common Symptoms with Rare Entity: A Giant Pericardial Cyst
Sandipkumar Patel, MD, Prabhu Hajmedi, MD, Jeffrey Fischbein, MD  The American Journal of Medicine  Volume 128, Issue 10, Pages e27-e28 (October 2015) DOI: /j.amjmed Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Chest radiograph shows mediastinal shift (arrow), enlarged contour of the right heart border (arrowheads), and a significant opacification on the left side. The American Journal of Medicine  , e27-e28DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Transverse computed tomography scan of the chest. The cyst occupies more than 50% of the left hemithorax, with extension of it across the mediastinum into the right pericardiac border. A = aorta; C = cyst; LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle. The American Journal of Medicine  , e27-e28DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Coronal computed tomography scan of the chest. The left ventricle (LV) border appears slightly compressed by the cyst (arrow). RV = right ventricle. The American Journal of Medicine  , e27-e28DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Sagittal computed tomography scan of the chest. The anterior surface of the left ventricle (LV) appears slightly compressed by the cyst (arrow). The American Journal of Medicine  , e27-e28DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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