Acute myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of paraganglioma

Acute myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of paraganglioma

Paragangliomas (PGLs) are extra-adrenal neuroendocrine tumors, classified as sympathetic or parasympathetic according to their origin in the paraganglia of the autonomic nervous system. Sympathetic PGLs are mostly functional, presenting in a variable and non-specific way. We report a case of PGL, wh...

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Main Authors: Sara Pinto, Raquel Ferreira, Anabela Gonzaga, José Mesquita Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Paraganglioma
acute myocardial infarction
catecholamines.
Online Access:https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1115

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