Intraoperative diagnosis of a functional paraganglioma presenting as a gastrointestinal stromal cell tumor (GIST)

Marissa S Lowenthal; Peter M Sadow; Chandrajit Raut; Elise C Metzler

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.026

Intraoperative diagnosis of a functional paraganglioma presenting as a gastrointestinal stromal cell tumor (GIST)

J Clin Anesth. 2009 Feb;21(1):57-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.026.

Authors

Marissa S Lowenthal¹, Peter M Sadow, Chandrajit Raut, Elise C Metzler

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 19232943
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.026

Abstract

The case of a young woman with a history of resolved Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, anxiety, and abdominal mass is presented. Pathologic examination confirmed paraganglioma. Despite catecholamine secretion and preoperative beta-blockers, cardiomyopathy did not recur.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen / pathology
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
Adult
Catecholamines / metabolism
Female
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / diagnosis*
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / pathology
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Paraganglioma / diagnosis*
Paraganglioma / pathology
Preoperative Care
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology*

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Catecholamines