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Nonfunctioning paraganglioma of the aortopulmonary window |
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| Authors: | Andrade Cristiano F Camargo Spencer M Zanchet Marcelo Felicetti José C Cardoso Paulo F G |
| Affiliation: | a Department ofDepartments of Pavilhao Pereira Filho Hospital, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil b Department ofSurgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Pavilhao Pereira Filho-Santa Casade Porto Alegre Hospital, Faculdade Federal de Ciencias Medicas Porto Alegre-Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Abstract: | Aortopulmonary paraganglioma is a rare tumor of the mediastinum. The only effective treatment is complete resection, which may pose a surgical challenge because of its proximity to the heart, great vessels, and trachea, often rendering a complete resection difficult to achieve. We report a case in which the tumor was excised under cardiopulmonary bypass and resulted in massive bleeding only controlled by means of packing the pleural cavity during 48 hours, known as damage control strategy. The patient survived and has been disease-free for 2 years. |
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