Cardiac paraganglioma (chemodectoma) : a case report and review of the literature
Gopalakrishnan, R.; Ticzon, A.R.; Cruz, P.A.; Kennedy, F.B.; Duffy, F.C.; Barmada, B.; Giacobine, J.W.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 76(2): 183-189
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5223 PMID: 210330 Document Number: 131132
A rare case of paraganglioma (chemodectoma) of the heart is reported. This is the fifth case reported in the world literature and only the second case discovered in a living person. A review of the historical background, embryology, anatomy, and pathology of the paraganglia is provided. The previously reported four cases are also discussed.