A cardiac hydatid cyst mimicking a pericardial tumour in a paediatric case

Oner T., Korun O., Celebi A.

CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG, vol.29, no.2, pp.244-246, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s1047951118002032
  • Journal Name: CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.244-246
  • Keywords: White papers, scientific statements, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, intensive care, SURGICAL-TREATMENT, DISEASE, HEART, CT
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Cardiac hydatid cysts are a rare presentation of hydatid cyst disease in the body, with a reported cardiac involvement rate of <2%. The left ventricle is the most common site of cardiac involvement. Here, we report a patient with a hydatid cyst that ruptured into the pericardium after producing an aneurysm on the right ventricular free wall, appearing as fibrinated fluid and a solid mass lesion in the pericardium. Our aim in this case report was to emphasise that the possibility of a hydatid cyst should not be overlooked in the differential diagnosis of pericardial tumours.