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DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185874
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Asymptomatic Paraganglioma of the Posterior Mediastinum Misdiagnosed Until Operation
Publikationsverlauf
received December 17, 2008
Publikationsdatum:
02. August 2010 (online)
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Abstract
A 23-year-old female patient was treated for a posterior mediastinal tumor of unknown histology. Her systemic blood pressure increased rapidly to a critical level immediately after starting surgical manipulation of the tumor, which was suggestive of a hyperfunctioning pheochromocytoma. The tumor was removed after controlling the blood pressure and was histologically diagnosed as an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. Further postoperative investigations showed the tumor to be a sporadic type through further postoperative investigations and the patient had subsequently an uneventful course.
Key words
Pheochromocytoma - posterior mediastinal tumor - paraganglioma
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Dr. Guowei Che
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West-China Hospital, Sichuan University
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