Synchronous presentation of cardiac and abdominal paragangliomas.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.067.
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Abstract
A 28-year-old male presenting with a hypertensive crisis was found to have synchronous right atrial and retrocaval masses. Serum normetadrenaline was elevated in keeping with functional paragangliomas. After preoperative optimization both masses were successfully excised, including a saphenous vein graft to the right coronary artery. Serum catecholamines returned to the normal range postoperatively and all antihypertensive therapy was ceased.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Atria
- Heart Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Paraganglioma
- Retroperitoneal Neoplasms