Surgical Resection of a Rapidly Growing Giant Pericardial Cyst: A Case Report

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Population

1 56-year-old woman with a rapidly growing giant pericardial cyst causing anterior chest pain.

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

4 weeks

Authors

Discussion

Rapid growth of a pericardial cyst can be caused by intracystic hemorrhage from vascularized connective tissue, necessitating surgical resection.

Population

1 56-year-old woman with a rapidly growing giant pericardial cyst (initially 9.5 x 4.5 cm) causing anterior chest pain.

Intervention

Surgical resection by video-assisted thoracic surgery

Outcome

Successful surgical removal and histopathological diagnosis

Rapid growth of a pericardial cyst can be caused by intracystic hemorrhage from vascularized connective tissue, necessitating surgical resection.

Yokoba et al. (2012) studied this question.

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Rapid growth of a pericardial cyst can be caused by intracystic hemorrhage from vascularized connective tissue, necessitating surgical resection.