Pericardial tuberculoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses, particularly in patients with a history of tuberculosis.
May prompt inclusion in mediastinal mass differentials among TB-exposed patients; leaves open prevalence and diagnostic algorithms pending larger series.
Pericardial tuberculoma can appear as a solitary mediastinal mass along the left-heart border. The authors discuss two cases and cite three additional cases to demonstrate that, although rare, pericardial tuberculoma merits consideration in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses, particularly in patients with histories of tuberculosis.
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