{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["30(26)"],"submitter":["Kim DY"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors arising from chromaffin cells, often associated with excess catecholamine production. Cardiac paragangliomas are particularly uncommon, accounting for <1% of all cardiac tumors.<h4>Case summary</h4>We report a case of a right ventricular mass that was initially misidentified as a pericardial cyst on imaging but was ultimately diagnosed as a benign paraganglioma deriving from hereditary paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma syndrome after further diagnostic evaluation and treatment.<h4>Discussion</h4>This case highlights how rare pathologies may mimic other conditions, emphasizing the complexity and importance of a thorough diagnostic work-up in identifying cardiac paragangliomas.<h4>Take-home messages</h4>Cardiac paragangliomas "],"journal":["JACC. Case reports"],"pagination":["104892"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12426667"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Right Ventricular Paraganglioma Mimicking Coronary Artery Aneurysm: A Diagnostic Conundrum."],"pmcid":["PMC12426667"],"pubmed_authors":["Jenkins WT","Kim DY","Shah P","Prasad R","Anand U","Alkhatib D","Azarkhail R"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Right Ventricular Paraganglioma Mimicking Coronary Artery Aneurysm: A Diagnostic Conundrum.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors arising from chromaffin cells, often associated with excess catecholamine production. Cardiac paragangliomas are particularly uncommon, accounting for <1% of all cardiac tumors.<h4>Case summary</h4>We report a case of a right ventricular mass that was initially misidentified as a pericardial cyst on imaging but was ultimately diagnosed as a benign paraganglioma deriving from hereditary paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma syndrome after further diagnostic evaluation and treatment.<h4>Discussion</h4>This case highlights how rare pathologies may mimic other conditions, emphasizing the complexity and importance of a thorough diagnostic work-up in identifying cardiac paragangliomas.<h4>Take-home messages</h4>Cardiac paragangliomas ","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-04-08T19:12:36.973Z","creation":"2026-04-08T12:04:42.595Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12426667","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40912844"],"doi":["10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104892"]}}