title: Intrapericardial paraganglioma.
abstract: We report a case of intrapericardial paraganglioma accidentally discovered during surgery for mixed mitral valve disease. The 6 cm tumor was located in the aorta-caval groove, adherent to the roof of the left atrium and compressing the superior vena cava. A biopsy of the mass established the histological diagnosis of a non pressor secreting paraganglioma. The tumor was resected 2 months after the original mitral valve surgery. The patient made an uneventful recovery and remains well 2 years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Drissi A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Boumzebra
authors.forename: Zohair S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Charifchefchaouni
authors.forename: Saad A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Belhadj
authors.forename: Wajeh A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Maazouzi
authors.forename: Zohair Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Al-Halees
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium