A Large Pericardial Cyst Complicated by a Pericarditis in a Young Man With a Mediastinal Mass Alexandra McMillan, MD, Carolina A. Souza, MD, PhD, John P. Veinot, MD, Michel Turek, MD, Paul Hendry, MD, Gonzalo G. Alvarez, MD, MPH The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 2, Pages e11-e13 (August 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.024 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan of the chest with mediastinal window settings demonstrates a slightly enlarged well circumscribed water attenuation lesion (asterisk) adjacent to the right atrium (ra). Small bilateral pleural effusions are noted (thin arrows) and there is a trace of pericardial effusion (thick arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, e11-e13DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.024) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The pericardial cyst has been bisected revealing organizing pale fibrin in the cyst cavity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, e11-e13DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.024) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Photomicrograph of the cyst lining (hematoxylin phloxine saffron stain, ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, e11-e13DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.024) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions