[Pericardial cyst, a rare, minimally symptomatic lesion easy to treat].

A pericardial cyst is a rare and benign lesion, most commonly of congenital origin. A female patient of 35 years old was admitted to the emergency department of our institution, for non-irradiating thoracic pain associated with a dyspnea. A CT-Scan was performed, and a pericardial cyst of a large size was found.