Cardiac Paraganglioma Discovered Incidentally.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors, arising from neural crest cell lines in the autonomic system. The increased detection of these tumors in recent years can be attributed to advances in imaging techniques.

Case summary

A 59-year-old man, presenting for a routine primary care evaluation, was incidentally noted to have a 2/6 diastolic murmur. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance characterized a large, circumscribed mass within the atrioventricular groove of the right ventricle. Coronary angiography demonstrated that this mass was highly vascularized, supplied by the right coronary artery. Serologic work-up revealed significantly elevated serum epinephrine and urinary dopamine levels. DOTATATE-positron emission tomography/computed tomography co

SUBMITTER: Srikanth K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789740 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature