1. Left atrial phaeochromocytoma
- Author
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N Moorjani, D Wilkins, and J Kuo
- Subjects
endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,endocrine system diseases ,Pheochromocytoma ,Scintigraphy ,law.invention ,Heart Neoplasms ,Left atrial ,law ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Cardiopulmonary bypass ,Humans ,Heart Atria ,Radionuclide Imaging ,Aged ,β adrenergic blockade ,Cardiopulmonary Bypass ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Electronic Pages ,Perioperative ,3-Iodobenzylguanidine ,Cardiology ,Female ,Surgical excision ,Radiopharmaceuticals ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Phaeochromocytomas of the heart are very rare. This report describes the case of a 69 year old woman presenting with persistent hypertension and a left atrial phaeochromocytoma diagnosed by 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy scanning. She was successfully treated by surgical excision with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and perioperative alpha and beta adrenergic blockade.
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- 2004