Abstract
Cardiac paragangliomas are rare tumors arising from chromaffin cells. Two patients with cardiac paragangliomas underwent surgical resection with no evidence of recurrence three and 13 years following surgery. This report describes these two patients with cardiac paragangliomas and discusses their management.
© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures
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Chromaffin Cells*
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Follow-Up Studies
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Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Heart Neoplasms / pathology
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Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Paraganglioma / diagnosis
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Paraganglioma / pathology
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Paraganglioma / surgery*
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Sternotomy
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Thoracotomy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed