Abstract
The diagnosis of extra-adrenal paraganglioma requires the recognition of catecholamine hypertension and the site of the lesion. I-131-MIBG scintigraphy, CAT scan and angiography may localize primitive and metastatic lesions. Six cases of extra-adrenal paraganglioma (5 abdominal, 1 thoracic) surgically treated with complete resolution of the hypertensive state are presented here.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Neoplasms / complications
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Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Abdominal Neoplasms / metabolism
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Abdominal Neoplasms / pathology
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertension / diagnosis
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Hypertension / etiology
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Male
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Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / complications
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Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / diagnosis*
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Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / metabolism
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Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / pathology
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Thoracic Neoplasms / complications
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Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Thoracic Neoplasms / metabolism
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Thoracic Neoplasms / pathology