Cardiophrenic angle lesions
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The cardiophrenic space is usually filled with fat. However, lesions originating above or lower to the diaphragm can present as cardiophrenic angle lesions.
The more common lesions encountered include:
- pericardial fat pad
- pericardial cyst
- pericardial fat necrosis
- Morgagni's hernia
- lymphadenopathy: metastasis, lymphoma, reactional
- pericardial lipomatosis
Other less common lesions include:
- thymoma
- right middle lobe collapse
- impending cardiac volvulus: an abnormal bulging can be seen at the cardiophrenic angle, preceding cardiac volvulus
- fibrous tumour of the pleura
- hydatid cyst
-<p>The <strong>cardiophrenic space </strong>is usually filled with fat. However, lesions originating above or lower to the diaphragm can present as cardiophrenic angle lesions.</p><p>The more common lesions encountered include :</p><ul>- +<p>The <strong>cardiophrenic space </strong>is usually filled with fat. However, lesions originating above or lower to the diaphragm can present as cardiophrenic angle lesions.</p><p>The more common lesions encountered include:</p><ul>
-<li><a href="/articles/morgagnis-hernia-1">Morgagni's hernia</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/morgagni-hernia-2">Morgagni's hernia</a></li>
-<a href="/articles/lymphadenopathy">lymphadenopathy</a> : metastasis, lymphoma, reactional </li>- +<a href="/articles/lymphadenopathy">lymphadenopathy</a>: metastasis, lymphoma, reactional</li>
-</ul><p>Other less common lesions include :</p><ul>- +</ul><p>Other less common lesions include:</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/impending-cardiac-volvulus">impending cardiac volvulus</a> : an abnormal bulging can be seen at the cardiophrenic angle, preceding cardiac volvulus</li>- +<a href="/articles/impending-cardiac-volvulus">impending cardiac volvulus</a>: an abnormal bulging can be seen at the cardiophrenic angle, preceding cardiac volvulus</li>
-<li><a title="Hydatid cyst" href="/articles/hydatid-disease">hydatid cyst</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/hydatid-disease">hydatid cyst</a></li>
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