Left atrial paraganglioma: Report of a case and review of the literature

Hui, Gloria; McAllister, Hugh A.; Angelini, Paolo

doi:10.1016/0002-8703(87)90942-2

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“…The follow‐up data were available in 100 cases, with a period ranging from one day to eight years. Five patients died of massive intraoperative bleeding, and four patients died in a short period after surgery . The overall survival data of the other 91 patients were described in Figure .…”

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Cardiac Paragangliomas

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Cardiac Paragangliomas

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“…They are generally 3-8 cm in diameter (57), although 15cm tumors have been reported (1). The tumors may be encapsulated (74,75), but they may also be infiltrative and difficult to "shell out" at surgery (64,76,77). Necrosis is common and was present in seven of 12 patients in one series (57).…”

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

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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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“…α-Adrenergic receptor blocker is the first line choice of medical therapy, surgical excision of the tumor is recommended in all cardiac pheochromocytoma patients. Previous reports [1][2][3][4][5] showed cardiac pheochromocytoma located on the surface of the heart, adjacent to the coronary arteries, typically close to the origin of the great arteries, in the atrio-ventricular grooves and the interatrial septum, as well as protruding into the atria. Cardiac pheochromocytoma is highly vascularized and supplied by the branches of coronary arteries, Arising from the root of aorta, posterior and superior to the orifice of right coronary artery.…”

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