Aortic Paraganglioma Masking as Intramural Hematoma

Christopher Gaisendrees, MD; Maximilian Luehr, MD, PhD; Jana Siemanowski, MD; Udo Siebolts, MD, PhD; Ferdinand Kuhn-Régnier, MD, PhD; Thorsten Wahlers, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Jun 2023)

Aortic Paraganglioma Masking as Intramural Hematoma

Christopher Gaisendrees, MD,
Maximilian Luehr, MD, PhD,
Jana Siemanowski, MD,
Udo Siebolts, MD, PhD,
Ferdinand Kuhn-Régnier, MD, PhD,
Thorsten Wahlers, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Christopher Gaisendrees, MD: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Address for correspondence: Dr Christopher Gaisendrees, University Hospital Cologne, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Intensive Care Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany.
Maximilian Luehr, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Jana Siemanowski, MD: Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Udo Siebolts, MD, PhD: Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Ferdinand Kuhn-Régnier, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Thorsten Wahlers, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15
p. 101852

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A 52-year-old woman presented dyspnea and angina. The computed tomography scan indicated an intramural hematoma, and the patient underwent surgery, during which a structure was excised that was identified as aortic paraganglioma. This case report underlines the importance of a multiprofessional interdisciplinary team to diagnose and treat cardiac masses. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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