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September 2, 2022MedicineOpen Access

Middle mediastinal paraganglioma enclosing the left anterior descending artery: A case report

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Why the study?

Paragangliomas are extremely rare neuroendocrine tumors that are barely found in the middle mediastinum.

Population

A 31-year-old male with an incidentally found middle mediastinal tumor

Design

Case report

Follow-up

4 year

Authors

BZBing ZhangUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaGLGuofang LiuSociety of Automotive Engineers InternationalJLJian LiXinjiang Medical University

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Implication

Incidental echocardiography detection of rare middle mediastinal paraganglioma extends sparse case literature; leaves open optimal diagnostic and management strategies.

Structured PICO

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Population
31-year-old male with a middle mediastinal tumor (paraganglioma) enclosing the left anterior descending artery (LAD)
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Intervention
Complete tumor removal by anterior thoracotomy, along with the proximal segment of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), followed immediately by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Outcome
Postoperative recovery and tumor recurrence

Complete surgical excision of a middle mediastinal paraganglioma enclosing the LAD with concurrent CABG is feasible and can result in long-term recurrence-free survival.

Cite This Study

Zhang et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6ff6dec92390ac2d07b013https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000030377
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