Surgical treatment of cardiac pheochromocytoma: a case report.
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.
Zhou
Jian
J
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University Medical School, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Chen
Hai-Tao
HT
Xiang
Jie
J
Qu
Xiao-Hong
XH
Zhou
Yao-Quan
YQ
Zang
Wang-Fu
WF
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