Tumours arising in the chemoreceptor system are termed chemodectomas. Intrathoracic chemodectoma is a rare tumour, only 74 cases having been described by 1977.1 Systemic catecholamine secretion by an intrathoracic chemodectoma is very uncommon and- we have been able to trace only one other published case report of proven catecholamine secretion. We describe a second case and discuss briefly these interesting tumours.
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