TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac Paraganglioma in a 14-Year-Old
AU - Bansal, Neha
AU - Walters, Henry L.
AU - Aggarwal, Sanjeev
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Cardiac paraganglioma (PGL) is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor forming 1% to 3% of cardiac tumors. Although most PGL occur sporadically, evidence exists that 40% of them may be related to familial cancer predisposition syndromes. We present a unique case of a 14-year-old female who presented with persistent hypertension and was found to have a cardiac PGL. During surgical resection, even though the main right coronary was preserved, the sinoatrial (SA) nodal artery was surrounded by the tumor and required resection with the tumor. The patient subsequently developed SA node dysfunction and is currently being evaluated for placement of a permanent pacemaker.
AB - Cardiac paraganglioma (PGL) is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor forming 1% to 3% of cardiac tumors. Although most PGL occur sporadically, evidence exists that 40% of them may be related to familial cancer predisposition syndromes. We present a unique case of a 14-year-old female who presented with persistent hypertension and was found to have a cardiac PGL. During surgical resection, even though the main right coronary was preserved, the sinoatrial (SA) nodal artery was surrounded by the tumor and required resection with the tumor. The patient subsequently developed SA node dysfunction and is currently being evaluated for placement of a permanent pacemaker.
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U2 - 10.1177/2150135118824077
DO - 10.1177/2150135118824077
M3 - Article
C2 - 31088210
AN - SCOPUS:85147448354
SN - 2150-1351
VL - 12
SP - 433
EP - 436
JO - World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
JF - World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
IS - 3
ER -