title: Surgical treatment of cardiac pheochromocytoma: a case report.
abstract: Primary cardiac pheochromocytoma is an extremely rare neoplasm. We report a 15-year-old girl who was presented with paroxysmal hypertension. An iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy scanning showed a pheochromocytoma in her right atrial and ventricular wall. The tumor was subsequently confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging and coronary angiogram. This patient underwent a successful surgical resection of the tumor, a reconstruction of the atrial ventricular wall and right coronary artery bypass grafting. Her blood pressure remained normal thereafter. A follow-up coronary angiogram revealed a patent saphenous vein graft 4 months after the operation.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University Medical School, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China.
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Zhou
authors: Hai-Tao
authors: HT
authors: Chen
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Xiang
authors: Xiao-Hong
authors: XH
authors: Qu
authors: Yao-Quan
authors: YQ
authors: Zhou
authors: Wang-Fu
authors: WF
authors: Zang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome