Intrapericardial paraganglioma

CASANOVA, J; TORRES, J; VOUGA, L; GRACA, A; GOMES, M; MOURA, C

doi:10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80154-0

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“…Cardiac paragangliomas are very rare. There have been fewer than 50 reported cases in the medical literature written in English (56), although some of these were tumors of the great vessels and not truly cardiac paragangliomas (59)(60)(61)(62)(63). Patients range in age from the early teens (55) to the mid-60s (1) but typically are young adults in their 30s and 40s (64).…”

Section: Paragangliomamentioning

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CT and MR Imaging of Benign Primary Cardiac Neoplasms with Echocardiographic Correlation

Araoz

Mulvagh²,

Tazelaar³

et al. 2000

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Benign primary cardiac neoplasms are rare but may cause significant morbidity and mortality. However, they are usually treatable and can often be diagnosed with echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Myxomas typically arise from the interatrial septum from a narrow base of attachment. Fibroelastomas are easily detected at echocardiography as small, mobile masses attached to valves by a short pedicle. Cardiac fibromas manifest as a large, noncontractile, solid mass in a ventricular wall at echocardiography and as a homogeneous mass with soft-tissue attenuation at CT. They are usually homogeneous and hypointense on T2-weighted MR images and isointense relative to muscle on T1-weighted images. Paragangliomas usually appear as large, echogenic left atrial masses at echocardiography and as circumscribed, heterogeneous masses with low attenuation at CT. These tumors are usually markedly hyperintense on T2-weighted MR images and iso- or hypointense relative to myocardium on T1-weighted images. Cardiac lipomas manifest at CT as homogeneous, low-attenuation masses in a cardiac chamber or in the pericardial space and demonstrate homogeneous increased signal intensity that decreases with fat-saturated sequences at T1-weighted MR imaging. Cardiac lymphangiomas manifest as cystic masses at echocardiography and typically demonstrate increased signal intensity at T1- and T2-weighted MR imaging. Familiarity with these imaging features and with the relative effectiveness of these modalities is essential for prompt diagnosis and effective treatment.

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CT and MR Imaging of Benign Primary Cardiac Neoplasms with Echocardiographic Correlation

Araoz

Mulvagh²,

Tazelaar³

et al. 2000

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“…Published reports have shown that in the last 50 years [3] only a few pheochromocytomas, found at autopsy, were correctly diagnosed during the patientʼs lifetime, suggesting that many pheochromocytomas may go undiagnosed and may sometimes be directly related to the cause of death from associated severe cerebral and cardiovascular complications. Of all extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas, intrapericardial pheochromocytomas are among the rarest, with only a few reports in the literature [4][5][6]. On clinical investigation, headache, palpitations and diaphoresis constitute the classic triad for pheochromocytoma.…”

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Intrapericardial Pheochromocytoma

Cong¹,

Fan²,

Tian³

et al. 2011

Thorac cardiovasc Surg

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Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor. Most cases are intra-adrenal, and intrapericardial pheochromocytomas are extremely rare. We report a case of a 30-year-old woman with a seven-year history of hypertension. The concentration of blood noradrenaline was found to be elevated. Chest computed tomography scan showed a limited bulge in the superior border of the right atrium. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the existence of a tumor. Coronary arteriography detected a mass near the right atrium, which was nourished by an aberrant branch of the right coronary artery. After preoperative preparation, the patient underwent pericardial tumor resection. Postoperative recovery was uneventful and the patient was successfully discharged 20 days later.

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Pheochromocytoma

Debois¹

2000

Selected Topics in Clinical Oncology

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Intrapericardial paraganglioma

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

CT and MR Imaging of Benign Primary Cardiac Neoplasms with Echocardiographic Correlation

CT and MR Imaging of Benign Primary Cardiac Neoplasms with Echocardiographic Correlation

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