Malignant retroperitoneal paraganglioma treated with radiotherapy: A case report

Retroperitoneal non-functioning paraganglioma: A case report

Familial malignant retroperitoneal paraganglioma.

Paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumours and those occurring in the head and neck have well recognized familial association. Retroperitoneal paragangliomas are uncommon and we present two cases of familial malignant retroperitoneal paraganglioma. Review of the literature revealed marked differences in the incidence and malignant potential of familial and non-familial paraganglioma. In contrast...

Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma Presenting as a Chest Pain: A Case Report

Paragangliomas are very rare tumors derived from neuroendocrine cells of autonomic nervous system. Extra-adrenal paragangliomas account for only 10 to 15% of all paragangliomas and may present incidentally as a mass. Typical triad of fluctuating hypertension, headache, and sweating is not always present which makes the diagnosis difficult sometimes. Definitive diagnosis is usually made with his...

An unusual localization of retroperitoneal paraganglioma: a case report

Paragangliomas are rare tumors arising from extra-adrenal chromaffine tissues. The diagnosis of non-functional retroperitoneal paraganglioma and its surgical management can be difficult. We report a case of a retroperitoneal paragangliomaof an unusual localization that renders the surgery more challenging. A 40 year-old woman presented to our department with a four-month history of upper quadra...

Management dilemmas of retroperitoneal paraganglioma: report of a case.

A 17-year-old boy presented to emergency department with abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant along with a palpable mass. A CT scan revealed a 10 x 8.5 cm mass in the retroperitoneal area, suggestive of a sarcoma. The patient underwent surgical resection of the lesion, the histological examination of which confirmed a paraganglioma. An 131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan excluded dist...