Malignant retroperitoneal paraganglioma treated with radiotherapy: A case report

• Main Authors: Zineb Alami, Fadwa Allouche, Khalid Hassouni, Touria Bouhafa, Sanae Ghammad, Ghita Chebihi Hassani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Surgery and Medicine 2019-01-01
• Series: Journal of Surgery and Medicine
• Subjects: retroperitoneal paraganglioma; radyoterapi; secretory tumor; pheochromocytoma; radiotherapy
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/42845/456705

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.