PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Drissi A. Boumzebra AU - Zohair S. Charifchefchaouni AU - Saad A. Belhadj AU - Wajeh A. Maazouzi AU - Zohair Y. Al-Halees 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.