Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and PET-CT of left atrial paraganglioma

Abstract

Cardiac paragangliomas are among the rarest primary cardiac tumors. We present a case of left atrial paraganglioma in a patient who presented with symptoms and signs of catecholamine excess in which cardiovascular magnetic resonance in multiple orientations and PET-CT played an important role in the diagnosis and tissue characterization. © 2010 Tomasian et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.