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Cardiac Paraganglioma

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 Department of Pathology Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, New York, USA
For reprint information contact: Randall B Griepp, MD Tel: 1 212 241 8181 Fax: 1 212 534 3357 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Annenberg 7-54, Box 1028, One Gustave Levy Place, New York NY 10029, USA.

A rare case of cardiac paraganglioma in a 69-year-old man with coexisting coronary artery disease is reported. Diagnostic, operative, and pathological findings are presented. Although difficult, excision is the treatment of choice. Follow-up is warranted because of potential recurrence, especially in cases of incomplete resection.