The Intra-Pericardial Paraganglioma Presenting as Ascites and Hemopericardium with Impending Tamponade.

The Intra-Pericardial Paraganglioma Presenting as Ascites and Hemopericardium with Impending Tamponade. Int Heart J. 2018 Apr 20;: Authors: Huang WC, Huang MH, Lu TM, Hsu CP Abstract The intra-pericardial paraganglioma is very rare and most of them present with hypertension or palpitations. Here we reported an extraordinarily rare case of intra-pericardial paraganglioma presenting as faint, pitting edema, abdominal fullness with ascites, and hemopericardium with impending tamponade, which was treated successfully by emergent pericardiocentesis and surgical resection. PMID: 29681569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research