Primary cardiac pheochromocytoma involving both right and left atria.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.084.
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Abstract
Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine-producing paragangliomas derived from the neural crest. Primary cardiac pheochromocytoma is extremely rare. We describe a case of cardiac pheochromocytoma involving both right and left atria in a middle-aged woman. Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintiscan results were normal, but results from an octreotide scan were abnormal. The tumor was successfully resected using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Medical subject headings
- Heart Neoplasms
- Pheochromocytoma