TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND PERI CARDIAL TUMORS - A CASE-REPORT

Computed tomography is currently the reference examination in the inve stigation of mediastinal tumours, We report a case of pericardial tumo ur revealed by transoesophageal echocardiography. This investigation i mmediately defined the limits of this mass and its relations with card iac cavities and large Vessels and suggested the main features of its tissue structure. However, the aetiological diagnosis is still based o n CT-guided needle biopsy or investigation by mediastinoscopy or thora cotomy. Our case consisted of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Transoesophageal echocardiography is a non-irradiating technique, which can be perform ed at the patient's bed and which allows a precise assessment of the p ericardial regions, especially the right pericardial regions.