Cardiac paraganglioma with sulfur subunit B gene mutation: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma is a rare disease with a prevalence of 0.2-0.6% in hypertensive patients from outpatient.

Case summary

A 21-year-old man complained of blood pressure elevation over one year and persistent hyperhidrosis near 5 years. In local hospital, a mass in the pericardial space with abundant blood flow was observed via echocardiography and confirmed under minimally invasive thoracotomy. With suspicion of malignant cardiac mass, the patient was recommended to transfer for further diagnosis and treatment. Combining evaluation for blood and urinary catecholamine levels, somatostatin receptor imaging, and iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy, he was confirmed with the diagnosis of cardiac paraganglioma with blood supply from the righ

SUBMITTER: Wu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896810 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature