Pericardial cyst masquerading as lung carcinoma

oleh: Viswesvaran Balasubramanian, Shibdas Chakrabarti, Nitesh Gupta, Abhijeet Singh

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01

Deskripsi

Abstract Pericardial cyst is a benign congenital malformation, with uncommon incidence of approximately 1 in 100 000. It accounts for 7% of all mediastinal masses and is rarely associated with complications. Prompt discrimination of this benign lesion from metastasis in a patient with malignancy is of paramount significance in deciding exact line of management. Here, we report a case of pericardial cyst masquerading as a metastatic lung carcinoma in a patient previously treated for breast carcinoma.