Interv Akut Kardiol. 2007;6(3):107-109

Paraganglioma of mediastinum - accidental discovery by routine coronary arteriography

Vladimír Rozsíval1, Jan Dominik2, Ladislava Harrerová2, Miroslav Měšťan3, Milan Rešl4, Leo Steinhart5, Jan Žižka5
1 Kardio-Troll, pracoviště invazivní kardiologie, Krajská nemocnice, Pardubice
2 Kardiochirurgická klinika LF UK a Kardiocentrum FN Hradec Králové
3 I. interní klinika Fakultní nemocnice v Hradci Králové
4 Fingerlandův ústav patologie FN a LFUK Hradec Králové
5 Klinika radiologie, FN Hradec Králové

Asymptomatic thirty six years old man was cathetherized because of ventricular septal defect and prolabing cusp of aortic valve. Large anomalous artery arising from circumflex artery was found. This anomalous branch supplied tumor in mediastinum – paraganglioma. The patient was succesfully operated.

Keywords: coronary arteriography, anomalous artery, paraganglioma of mediastinum

Published: July 1, 2007  Show citation

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Rozsíval V, Dominik J, Harrerová L, Měšťan M, Rešl M, Steinhart L, Žižka J. Paraganglioma of mediastinum - accidental discovery by routine coronary arteriography. Interv Akut Kardiol. 2007;6(3):107-109.
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