PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Boumzebra, Drissi A.
AU  - Charifchefchaouni, Zohair S.
AU  - Belhadj, Saad A.
AU  - Maazouzi, Wajeh A.
AU  - Al-Halees, Zohair Y.
TI  - Intrapericardial paraganglioma
DP  - 2002 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1278--1280
VI  - 23
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/10/1278.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/10/1278.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2002 Oct 01; 23
AB  - 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.