The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages e1-e2 , July 2009

Cardiac Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Shortness of Breath

  • Susie N. Hong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine - Division of Cardiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Monvadi B. Srichai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine - Division of Cardiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Monvadi B. Srichai, MD, NYU Medical Center, 530 First Avenue, HCC-C48, New York, NY 10016
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  • Jeffrey A. Morgan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Kamellia Dimitrova, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Aubrey C. Galloway, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

  • Image Result

    Paracardiac mass located between the aorta (Ao), pulmonary artery (PA), and left atrium (LA). Transesophageal echocardiography (A) with transducer rotated to 85° demonstrates an echogenic mass (arrow)

    Paracardiac mass located between the aorta (Ao), pulmonary artery (PA), and left atrium (LA). Transesophageal echocardiography (A) with transducer rotated to 85° demonstrates an echogenic mass (arrow). T2-weighted turbo spin echo cardiac magnetic resonance (B) demonstrates circumscribed mass, which is relatively hyperintense when compared with nearby muscle, suggestive of increased vascularity. Positron emission tomography with fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 (C) demonstrates moderately increased metabolic activity of the mass (arrow). RA=right atrium.

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00161-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.01.021

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages e1-e2 , July 2009

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