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A Giant Mesenchymal Pericardial Cyst: A Rare cause of Hoarseness of Voice, Case Report and Review of Literature

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  • Ahsan Cheema

    (Department of Thoracic surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

  • Hadi Mutairi

    (Department of Thoracic surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

  • Deena Boqari

    (Department of Thoracic surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

  • Deena Boqari

    (Department of Thoracic surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

  • Manal Al Naimi

    (Department of Thoracic surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

  • Ikram Chaudhry

    (Department of Thoracic surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

We report a case of 32 years women who presented to us with history of shortness of breath and hoarseness of voice for the last three weeks. Chest x-ray showed wide mediastinum. Computed tomographic scan of chest (CT) showed large anterior mediastinal cystic mass. Fiber optic bronchoscopy showed impaired movement of left vocal cord. A giant cyst was excised through median sternotomy and histology report revealed, “Mesenchymal pericardial cyst†.

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  • Ahsan Cheema & Hadi Mutairi & Deena Boqari & Deena Boqari & Manal Al Naimi & Ikram Chaudhry, 2018. "A Giant Mesenchymal Pericardial Cyst: A Rare cause of Hoarseness of Voice, Case Report and Review of Literature," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 3(3), pages 40-43, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijoprs:v:3:y:2018:i:3:p:40-43
    DOI: 10.19080/IJOPRS.2018.03.555612
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