Acquired pericardial cyst with uncommon complications: case report and literature review

ABSTRACT

CONGENITAL pericardial cysts constitute 7% of all mediastinal masses. Since acquired cysts and their complications, such as spontaneous rupture and presentation with hemoptysis, are rarely reported, we elect to report the present case of pericardial cyst that had a number of unusual features, notably the location of the cyst, gross and microscopic pathology, and clinical symptomatology