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Thorax 1993;48:1181-1182 doi:10.1136/thx.48.11.1181
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Mediastinal paraganglioma presenting as an intracardiac mass with superior vena caval obstruction.

  1. S K Sharma,
  2. S Sharma,
  3. S Mukhopadhyay
  1. Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

      Abstract

      A case of mediastinal paraganglioma presenting with superior vena caval obstruction is reported. The tumour extended into the right atrium and ventricle. Tru-Cut biopsy under ultrasonographic guidance was performed safely to provide a diagnosis before death.

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