Cardiac paraganglioma (chemodectoma): a case report and review of the literature.
A rare case of paraganglioma (chemodectoma) of the heart is reported. This is the fifth case reported in the world literature and only the second case discovered in a living person. A review of the historical background, embryology, anatomy, and pathology of the paraganglia is provided. The previously reported four cases are also discussed.
D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*