Utility of Cardiac CT and MRI for the Diagnosis and Preoperative Assessment of Cardiac Paraganglioma

被引：6

作者：

Alghamdi, Abdullah A. ^{[1
]}

Sheth, Tarang ^{[1
]}

Manowski, Zbigniew ^{[1
]}

Djoleto, Ofei F. ^{[1
]}

Bhatnagar, Gopal ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Trillium Hlth Ctr, Div Cardiac Surg, Dept Surg, Mississauga, ON, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY | 2009年 / 24卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00857.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

P>Background: Cardiac paragangliomas are rare cardiac tumors that are usually benign. Surgical excision can be curative. Methods: We report a case of 39-year-old male who, during the work up of acute coronary syndrome with coronary angiography, cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was found to have cardiac paraganglioma. Results: The tumor was intrapericardial, arising at the level of proximal left anterior descending artery. The tumor was completely resected and the postoperative course was uneventful. At 3-months follow-up the patient was asymptomatic with normal ventricular function. Conclusion: Cardiac CT and MRI are valuable in characterizing and preoperative planning of primary cardiac paragangliomas. (J Card Surg 2009;24:700-701).

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