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Atrial Paraganglioma

MedGen UID:
231084
•Concept ID:
C1332343
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Paraganglioma of Atrium; Paraganglioma of Atrium of Heart; Paraganglioma of Cardiac Atrium; Paraganglioma of the Atrium; Paraganglioma of the Atrium of the Heart; Paraganglioma of the Cardiac Atrium

Definition

An extra-adrenal paraganglioma arising from paraganglia located in the cardiac atrium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAtrial Paraganglioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pathophysiology and Acute Management of Tachyarrhythmias in Pheochromocytoma: JACC Review Topic of the Week.
Nazari MA, Rosenblum JS, Haigney MC, Rosing DR, Pacak K
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Jul 28;76(4):451-464. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.04.080. PMID: 32703516Free PMC Article
Contemporary surgical management of cardiac paragangliomas.
Ramlawi B, David EA, Kim MP, Garcia-Morales LJ, Blackmon SH, Rice DC, Vaporciyan AA, Reardon MJ
Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Jun;93(6):1972-6. Epub 2012 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.040. PMID: 22537533
The perioperative management of pheochromocytoma in children.
Turner MC, Lieberman E, DeQuattro V
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1992 Oct;31(10):583-9. doi: 10.1177/000992289203101002. PMID: 1395364

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment of a Left Atrial Paraganglioma.
Gahremanpour A, Pattakos G, Reul RM, Mirzai-Tehrane M
Tex Heart Inst J 2017 Aug;44(4):296-298. Epub 2017 Aug 1 doi: 10.14503/THIJ-16-5749. PMID: 28878589Free PMC Article
Left Atrial and Carotid Body Paraganglioma.
Abdelhady K, Durgam S, Orza D, Massad MG
Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Apr;103(4):e323-e325. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.062. PMID: 28359488
Left atrial paraganglioma: diagnosis and surgical management.
Ceresa F, Sansone F, Rinaldi M, Patanè F
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010 Jun;10(6):1047-8. Epub 2010 Mar 2 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.231043. PMID: 20197349
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and PET-CT of left atrial paraganglioma.
Tomasian A, Lai C, Ruehm S, Krishnam MS
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2010 Jan 4;12(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-12-1. PMID: 20047692Free PMC Article
Pigmented cardiac paraganglioma.
Mikolaenko I, Galliani CA, Davis GG
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 May;125(5):680-2. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-0680-PCP. PMID: 11300945

Prognosis

Combination of cardiac and carotid glomus tumour: a rare case report.
Sabzi F, Heydari A, Rouzbahani M, Heidari Moghaddam R, Asadmobini A
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2022 Dec 31;64(6):1012-1015. doi: 10.3897/folmed.64.e67448. PMID: 36876559
Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment of a Left Atrial Paraganglioma.
Gahremanpour A, Pattakos G, Reul RM, Mirzai-Tehrane M
Tex Heart Inst J 2017 Aug;44(4):296-298. Epub 2017 Aug 1 doi: 10.14503/THIJ-16-5749. PMID: 28878589Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and PET-CT of left atrial paraganglioma.
Tomasian A, Lai C, Ruehm S, Krishnam MS
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2010 Jan 4;12(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-12-1. PMID: 20047692Free PMC Article
Right atrial paraganglioma: an unusual primary cardiac tumour.
Kennelly R, Aziz R, Toner M, Young V
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 Jun;33(6):1150-2. Epub 2008 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.031. PMID: 18406162

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment of a Left Atrial Paraganglioma.
Gahremanpour A, Pattakos G, Reul RM, Mirzai-Tehrane M
Tex Heart Inst J 2017 Aug;44(4):296-298. Epub 2017 Aug 1 doi: 10.14503/THIJ-16-5749. PMID: 28878589Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and PET-CT of left atrial paraganglioma.
Tomasian A, Lai C, Ruehm S, Krishnam MS
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2010 Jan 4;12(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-12-1. PMID: 20047692Free PMC Article

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