Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Cardiac Paraganglioma: Diagnostic and Surgical Challenges

2012; Wiley; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01378.x

1540-8191

J. Huo, Jason C. Choi, Andres deLuna, David Lee, Dominik Fleischmann, Gerald J. Berry, T. Deuse, François Haddad,

Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas

Abstract Primary cardiac paragangliomas are rare extra-adrenal tumors. Though they account for less than 1% of all primary cardiac tumors, they are considerable sources of morbidity and mortality. In this case review, we discuss the challenges associated with the diagnosis and management of cardiac paragangliomas.