Periampullary Gangliocytic Paraganglioma

Duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma.

We present a case of a 42-year-old man with abdominal pain, obstructive jaundice and a mass in the second portion of the duodenum, near the papillary region. The patient was operated and the histological study of the specimen returned duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma (a rare submucosal benign tumor of the duodenum). We also describe, after revision of the literature, the pathology, the diagn...

Gangliocytic paraganglioma of duodenum

Received 10 October 2012 Accepted 07 February 2013 Early online 25 February 2013 Print 28 February 2013 An elderly person, aged 60 years, presented with pain abdomen localized to the epigastric region, of one year duration. There was a past history of a single episode of passing black-colored tarry stools and hematemesis. Ultrasonography (USG) of abdomen reported a suspected duodenal / periampu...

Gangliocytic Paraganglioma of Duodenum

Gangliocytic paragangliomas are rare benign tumors which are usually encountered in the second portion of the duodenum. Histogenesis of these tumors is incompletely understood. Patients usually present with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The endoscopic features of gangliocytic paraganglioma do not differ from those of other submucosal tumors. Therefore, they can be diagnosed histologically by...

Endoscopic resection of a periampullary gangliocytic paraganglioma of the duodenum: A case report

INTRODUCTION The gangliocytic paraganglioma (GP) is an extremely rare neuroendocrine tumour originating from the second part of the duodenum. Generally GP shows benign clinical behaviour. The GP is typically characterized by consisting of three tumour components: the epithelioid, the spindle-shaped and the ganglion-like cells. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a female patient at the age of 65,...

Endoscopic resection of a juxtapapillary gangliocytic paraganglioma.