AUTHOR=Wang Xiangyu , Liu Haiyuan , Zhang Shuaipeng , Huang Shaojun , Zhang Chengxin 

TITLE=The surgical strategy of hormonally active primary cardiac paraganglioma sarcoma: A case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.941142

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.941142

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=Cardiac paraganglioma is a kind of rare neuroendocrine tumor characterized with persistent secretion of catecholamines. Under excessive exposure of catecholamines, some atypical symptoms are presented including hypertension, arrhythmias, and headache. The surgical treatment of a 28-year-old female case with primary cardiac paraganglioma is presented for experience sharing and surgical skill improvements.