Malignant Paraganglioma of the Retroperitoneum with Lung Metastases: A 13-year Survivor After Radical Surgery

Malignant Paraganglioma of the Retroperitoneum with Lung Metastases: A 13-year Survivor After Radical Surgery

We present a 23-year-old patient with extra-adrenal retroperitoneal paraganglioma with lung metastases who was successfully treated by complete removal of the tumour. Lung metastases were the first manifestation of the disease, and an abdominal computed tomography scan showed a large mass in the ret...

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Main Authors: Hideo Matsui, Shunji Ikeuchi, Noboru Onoda, Yutaka Tsutsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
extra-adrenal paraganglioma
retroperitoneal tumour
surgical treatment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409601330

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