NEOPLASTIC ANGINA - A CASE-REPORT

A 54-year-old Caucasian woman, with a 1-year history of exertional ang ina was investigated by means of coronary angiography. On injection of contrast into both coronary arteries an unusual area of capillary blu shing was seen around the point of a left main stem stenosis. At surge ry a mass was seen arising from the area of the aortic root extending around the left main stem. Histology confirmed this to be an aortic pa raganglioma. Three-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting was performe d and at 6-month follow-up the patient remained symptom free. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.