Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (Jan 2010)

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and PET-CT of left atrial paraganglioma

  • Ruehm Stefan,
  • Lai Chi,
  • Tomasian Anderanik,
  • Krishnam Mayil S

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-12-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
p. 1

Abstract

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Abstract Cardiac paragangliomas are among the rarest primary cardiac tumors. We present a case of left atrial paraganglioma in a patient who presented with symptoms and signs of catecholamine excess in which cardiovascular magnetic resonance in multiple orientations and PET-CT played an important role in the diagnosis and tissue characterization.