AUTHOR=Punzo Bruna , Baldi Dario , Ranieri Brigida , Cavaliere Carlo , Cademartiri Filippo 

TITLE=Multimodality imaging of a cardiac paraganglioma: A case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1123789

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2023.1123789

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=Cardiac Paragangliomas (PGLs) are rare extra-adrenal tumours that arise from chromaffin cells of the sympathetic ganglia. PGL are often diagnosed incidentally, with no symptoms, or symptoms related to cardiovascular dysfunction.
Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) detect the correct lesion morphology and position as well as provide detailed tissue characterization.
A multimodal imaging approach, not yet standardized, could be useful in either the diagnosis, in the monitoring and in the treatment planning.
In our case report, CCT and CMR were performed to define lesion anatomy and cinematic rendering (CR) have been reconstructed to characterize PGL angioarchitecture.