A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Co-occurrence of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) and phaeochromocytoma (PCC) and paraganglioma (PGL) are rare, although some cases have been reported. We report a case of left paraganglioma in a 20-year-old lady with an underlying CCHD who underwent palliative Glenn shunt, subsequently dev...

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Main Authors: Norasyikin A Wahab, Beh Hui Chien, Mohd Rahman Omar, Aini Ab Aziz, Norlaila Mustafa, Norlela Sukor, Nor Azmi Kamaruddin
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Published: Interna Publishing 2021-03-01
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Online Access:https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1065
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Beh Hui Chien
Mohd Rahman Omar
Aini Ab Aziz
Norlaila Mustafa
Norlela Sukor
Nor Azmi Kamaruddin
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description Co-occurrence of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) and phaeochromocytoma (PCC) and paraganglioma (PGL) are rare, although some cases have been reported. We report a case of left paraganglioma in a 20-year-old lady with an underlying CCHD who underwent palliative Glenn shunt, subsequently developed polycythaemia and cavernous sinus thrombosis presented with palpitation, sweating, headache and hypertension of 3-months duration at the age of 17. The abdominal CT scan revealed an enhancing left paraaortic mass measuring 5.2 cm x 4.4 cm x 3.8 cm. A 24-hour urine catecholamine demonstrated raised noradrenaline level to six times upper limit of normal and hence diagnosis of left sympathetic (sPGL) was made. In view of the delayed diagnosis and significant morbidity associated with her condition, surgical treatment is no longer an option. Therefore, vigilant screening and early treatment of PCC-PGL in patients with CCHD are crucial in order to avoid significant morbidity and ensure a good quality of life.
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spelling doaj-art-d6cc3b31d2bd45209e49e6f7b13e87062025-08-20T02:50:48ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322021-03-01531422A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart DiseaseNorasyikin A Wahab0Beh Hui Chien1Mohd Rahman Omar2Aini Ab Aziz3Norlaila Mustafa4Norlela Sukor5Nor Azmi Kamaruddin6Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaUniversiti Sains Islam MalaysiaDepartment of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Co-occurrence of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) and phaeochromocytoma (PCC) and paraganglioma (PGL) are rare, although some cases have been reported. We report a case of left paraganglioma in a 20-year-old lady with an underlying CCHD who underwent palliative Glenn shunt, subsequently developed polycythaemia and cavernous sinus thrombosis presented with palpitation, sweating, headache and hypertension of 3-months duration at the age of 17. The abdominal CT scan revealed an enhancing left paraaortic mass measuring 5.2 cm x 4.4 cm x 3.8 cm. A 24-hour urine catecholamine demonstrated raised noradrenaline level to six times upper limit of normal and hence diagnosis of left sympathetic (sPGL) was made. In view of the delayed diagnosis and significant morbidity associated with her condition, surgical treatment is no longer an option. Therefore, vigilant screening and early treatment of PCC-PGL in patients with CCHD are crucial in order to avoid significant morbidity and ensure a good quality of life. https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1065cyanotic congenital heart diseaseparagangliomapheochromocytomahypoxia
spellingShingle Norasyikin A Wahab
Beh Hui Chien
Mohd Rahman Omar
Aini Ab Aziz
Norlaila Mustafa
Norlela Sukor
Nor Azmi Kamaruddin
A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
Acta Medica Indonesiana
cyanotic congenital heart disease
paraganglioma
pheochromocytoma
hypoxia
title A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
title_full A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
title_fullStr A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
title_short A Case of Paraganglioma with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
title_sort case of paraganglioma with cyanotic congenital heart disease
topic cyanotic congenital heart disease
paraganglioma
pheochromocytoma
hypoxia
url https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1065
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