A rare association of pheochromocytoma and thoracic paraganglioma: utility of 2D contrast enhanced echocardiography.
Pheochromocytomas with concomitant paragangliomas are very rare, particularly when the latter is located close to cardiac structures. We report a pheochromocytoma with an associated paraganglioma located adjacent to the left atrium as demonstrated by echocardiography.
Delgado
Victoria
V
Vidal
Barbara
B
Sitges
Marta
M
Azqueta
Manel
M
Pare
Carles
C
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*