Organ of Zuckerkandl paraganglioma

Case contributed by Michael P Hartung , 25 Sep 2023
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Ryan Thibodeau, 7 Oct 2023
Disclosures - updated 20 Jan 2023: Nothing to disclose

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Abdominal discomfort, and hypertension.
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Imaging features typical for an organ of Zuckerkandlparaganglioma with liver metastases (likely accounting for the patient's hypertension), with strikingly similar imaging features between the primary tumour and liver metastases. This can also be described as an extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma. Note is how neuroendocrine tumour metastases are generally easier to see on late arterial phase imaging rather than portal venous phase.

  • -<p>Imaging features typical for an organ of Zuckerkandl paraganglioma with liver metastases (likely accounting for the patient's hypertension), with strikingly similar imaging features between the primary tumour and liver metastases. This can also be described as an extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma. Note is how neuroendocrine tumour metastases are generally easier to see on late arterial phase imaging rather than portal venous phase.</p>
  • +<p>Imaging features typical for an <a href="/articles/organ-of-zuckerkandl" title="Organ of Zuckerkandl">organ of Zuckerkandl</a> <a href="/articles/paraganglioma-1" title="Paraganglioma">paraganglioma </a>with liver metastases (likely accounting for the patient's hypertension), with strikingly similar imaging features between the primary tumour and liver metastases. This can also be described as an extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma. Note how neuroendocrine tumour metastases are generally easier to see on late arterial phase imaging rather than portal venous phase.</p>

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Image 218 CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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Image 218 CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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