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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 25;9(10):e05024.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5024. eCollection 2021 Oct.

A rare case of an intramyocardial mesothelial inclusion cyst

Shehani Alwis  1 , Mohammad Y Salmasi  1 , Shahzad G Raja  1
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Case Reports

A rare case of an intramyocardial mesothelial inclusion cyst

Shehani Alwis et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A symptomatic intramyocardial cyst, whilst a rare occurrence, is most effectively investigated using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Furthermore, following diagnosis it can be effectively treated using a surgical approach.

Keywords: cardiac cyst; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Cardiac‐gated magnetic resonance imaging: A‐ Axial 4 chamber view at peak systole, B Sagittal View, demonstrating an intramyocardial cyst in the inferolateral left ventricular wall (white arrow)
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Excised Mesothelial Inclusion Cyst
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