Tracheal paraganglioma: a case report

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2011 Jul-Aug;21(4):229-33. doi: 10.5606/kbbihtisas.2011.032.

Abstract

Paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumors that originate from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells. The trachea is an unusual site for paragangliomas. A 29-years-old female was admitted to our clinic with complaints of recurrent hemoptysis and dyspnea, and a 1.5x1.3 cm mass in the posterior wall of the trachea, which was subsequently diagnosed as a paraganglioma. In this report, we presented the 11th case of tracheal paraganglioma, a rare benign tracheal tumor, and reviewed the medical literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / diagnosis*
  • Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / pathology
  • Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / surgery
  • Trachea / pathology
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome