%0 Case Reports
%T Isolated cardiac cysticercosis of the right ventricle.
%A Kumar S
%A Shiva 
%A Tewarson V
%A Hakim MZ
%A Rahul K
%A Kumar B
%A Singh SK
%J Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
%V 40
%N 1
%D 2024 Jan
%M 38125329
暂无%R 10.1007/s12055-023-01617-1
%X Cardiac cysticercosis is a rarely encountered form of cysticercosis, caused by the larval cyst of tapeworm (Taenia solium). It commonly affects the central nervous system; however, systematic involvement has been reported as well. We describe a case of isolated cardiac cysticercosis incidentally discovered in a 16-year-old female undergoing surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect (VSD), with no prior history of parasitic infestation. Our objective is to highlight the importance of cardiac cysticercosis as a differential finding in epicardial cystic masses which may be missed or misinterpreted on imagining modalities and to the limited literature on this particular rate manifestation of cysticercosis.