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Black cardiac paraganglioma in a multiple paraganglioma syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17900919     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe a unique case of a patient with a 'pigmented' cardiac paraganglioma in a multiple paraganglioma syndrome. She was symptomatic for arrhythmias, hypertensive crises and dyspnoea due to a cardiac tumour, which was richly vascularised from the right coronary artery and was partially obstructing the right atrioventricular inflow. She was operated on, but the mass was not completely resectable due to its relationship with cardiac structures. The histological findings were paraganglioma with abundant, dark granular pigment. To our knowledge, pigment presence has never been cited in surgical cases of cardiac paragangliomas.
Authors:
Fabio Miraldi; Chiara Taffon; Michele Toscano; Antonio Barretta
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2007-09-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1010-7940     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-12     Completed Date:  2008-04-22     Revised Date:  2009-04-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804069     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  940-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Heart and Great Vessels Attilio Reale, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. fabio.miraldi@uniroma1.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Female
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  pathology,  surgery
Humans
Hyperpigmentation / diagnosis*,  pathology
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / diagnosis*,  pathology,  surgery
Syndrome
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jan;35(1):189   [PMID:  19027316 ]

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