Malignant retroperitoneal paraganglioma treated with radiotherapy: A case report
Paragangliomas are rare tumors arising from undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural crest. We report a case of a 33-year-old female patient who presented a large firm retroperitoneal tumor situated on the left flank above the left kidney. Levels of the serum epinephrine and norepinephrine wer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Journal of Surgery and Medicine
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Surgery and Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/42845/456705 |
| Summary: | Paragangliomas are rare tumors arising from undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural crest. We report a case of a 33-year-old female patient who presented a large firm retroperitoneal tumor situated on the left flank above the left kidney. Levels of the serum epinephrine and norepinephrine were high. We performed a scanned biopsy; the histopathological examination and the immunohistochemical analyses concluded the diagnosis of a retroperitoneal paraganglioma. The tumor was judged secreting and inoperable; therefore it was decided to be treated with radiotherapy. |
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| ISSN: | 2602-2079 |