Intrapericardial paraganglioma.
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.
Boumzebra
Drissi A
DA
Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Charifchefchaouni
Zohair S
ZS
Belhadj
Saad A
SA
Maazouzi
Wajeh A
WA
Al-Halees
Zohair Y
ZY
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium