TY - JOUR T1 - Intrapericardial paraganglioma JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 1278 LP - 1280 VL - 23 IS - 10 AU - Drissi A. Boumzebra AU - Zohair S. Charifchefchaouni AU - Saad A. Belhadj AU - Wajeh A. Maazouzi AU - Zohair Y. Al-Halees Y1 - 2002/10/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/10/1278.abstract N2 - We report a case of intrapericardial paraganglioma accidentally discovered during surgery for mixed mitral valve disease. The 6 cm tumor was located in the aorta-caval groove, adherent to the roof of the left atrium and compressing the superior vena cava. A biopsy of the mass established the histological diagnosis of a non pressor secreting paraganglioma. The tumor was resected 2 months after the original mitral valve surgery. The patient made an uneventful recovery and remains well 2 years after surgery. ER -