Pleuropericardial Cyst: a Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

The pleuropericardial cyst is a rare lesion with a benign clinical course in most cases, which is detected incidentally on the chest radiograph. They are approximately 3 to 8 cm in diameter. The incidence of pleuropericardial cyst has been estimated at one per 100,000 cases and represents between 5 and 10 % of mediastinal tumors. A greater number of them are congenital, but some acquired due to infectious, inflammatory or traumatic etiology have been described. Imaging and choice studies are essential in its diagnosis. It is presented a case of a male patient with clinical symptoms of decompensated heart failure who attended the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos where a chest X-ray was indicated. A simple and contrasted chest tomography and right lung and abdominal field ultrasound were also performed. A predominantly right large pleuropericardial cyst, large pericardial effusion, pleural effusion and small ascites were diagnosed. This report is presented due to the importance on imaging studies in the diagnosis of mediastinal disorders, due to their accuracy, to achieve an adequate conduct to follow when imposing a treatment and monitoring of patients affected with this pathology.

Keywords

• quiste mediastínico
• pericardio
• informes de casos