Pericardial cysts may present from childhood to old age and occur in 6.5% of all primary
tumors of the heart and pericardium [
1
,
2
]. Usually unilocular, they show a thin, translucent wall containing a clear fluid.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
December 6,
2000
Received in revised form:
November 21,
2000
Received:
October 10,
2000
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© 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
