Left atrial phaeochromocytoma.
Phaeochromocytomas of the heart are very rare. This report describes the case of a 69 year old woman presenting with persistent hypertension and a left atrial phaeochromocytoma diagnosed by 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy scanning. She was successfully treated by surgical excision with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and perioperative alpha and beta adrenergic blockade.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK. narain.moorjani@doctors.org.uk
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Wilkins
D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine