%0 Journal Article %A Drissi A. Boumzebra %A Zohair S. Charifchefchaouni %A Saad A. Belhadj %A Wajeh A. Maazouzi %A Zohair Y. Al-Halees %T Intrapericardial paraganglioma %D 2002 %J Saudi Medical Journal %P 1278-1280 %V 23 %N 10 %X 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. %U https://smj.org.sa/content/smj/23/10/1278.full.pdf