Hypersecretory Paraganglioma Presenting as Acute Aortic Dissection

Hypersecretory Paraganglioma Presenting as Acute Aortic Dissection

Abrupt, transient, and severe hypertension evoked by catecholamine-secreting tumors has the potential to manifest as acute aortic dissection. We report the successful, multidisciplinary management of an insidious, extra-adrenal, functional paraganglioma, suddenly presenting as acute aortic dissectio...

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Main Authors: Christian J. Lorenzo, MD, Qassem K. Abdelal, MD, Jorge I. Conte, MD, Ricardo J. Villasmil, MD, Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch, MD, Jeffrey E. Sell, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
aorta
chest pain
dissection
hypertension
post-operative
thoracic
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306938

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