Pericardial cyst

Pericardial cyst is outlined occurred in the vicinity of the pericardial cysts, the most common site of the right cardiac septal corner, But it did happen in a higher position, even the supremacy of mediastinal extension. Generally believed that originated in the original pericardial syndrome, pericardial cavity not integration or pleural abnormal embryos, plica or when the fetus is formed by the pericardial spores left over from the formation of organizations, often attached to the pericardium exteriors. benign lesions, caused minimal compression. Clinical manifestations of pericardial cysts are characterized by : ① wall thin, almost transparent; ② capsule containing liquid, and some were compared with pericardial traffic; ③ wall for a layer of endothelial cells. Few patients with symptoms, often for X-ray inspection occasionally found in the phrenic angle toward the front or near a park-shaped or elliptical-shaped shadow, density and uniformity short, sharp edges, shadows and pericardium is not easy to separate. As with other mediastinal mass distinction difficulties, it should be OK thoracic surgical resection.