Biatrial primary cardiac paraganglioma: a rare finding.
The majority of primary cardiac tumors are benign; of these tumors, cardiac paragangliomas are among the rarest. We report a case of biatrial cardiac paraganglioma discovered during workup for palpitations and fatigue. The tumor involved the interatrial septum, with a lobulated portion protruding through the foramen ovale into the right atrium. The tumor was successfully excised, leading to uneventful recovery.
Maxey
Thomas S
TS
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. tjmaxey@yahoo.com
Grow
Parker
P
Morris
Cullen D
CD
Patton
Kurt T
KT
Guyton
Robert A
RA
D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome