Resection of Secreting Cardiac Pheochromocytoma With and Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Resection of Secreting Cardiac Pheochromocytoma With and Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

We report two cases of cardiac pheochromocytoma, the first with superior vena cava obstruction and the second involving the left atrium and extending to the posterior wall of the aorta. Both tumors were resected with disease-free margins, with and without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass, respectiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2010-07, Vol.90 (1), p.e1-e3
Hauptverfasser: Bamous, Mehdi, MD, Henaine, Roland, MD, Wautot, Fabrice, MD, Ngola, Joseph, MD, Lantelme, Pierre, MD, Ninet, Jean, MD
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Female
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Hypertension - etiology
Male
Pheochromocytoma - complications
Pheochromocytoma - surgery
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - etiology
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:We report two cases of cardiac pheochromocytoma, the first with superior vena cava obstruction and the second involving the left atrium and extending to the posterior wall of the aorta. Both tumors were resected with disease-free margins, with and without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass, respectively. The patients remain asymptomatic at 8-year and 1-year follow-ups, respectively.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.095