Paraganglioma
Presentation
47 year old male presents with intermittent chest pain
Patient Data
Age: 47
Gender: Male
From the case:
Paraganglioma
X-ray
CXR
Frontal
Subtle left paravertebral mass behind the left atrial appendage
From the case:
Paraganglioma
X-ray
AXR
Frontal
The left thoracic paravertebral mass is better seen on the AXR.
From the case:
Paraganglioma
CT
CT chest + C
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Axial C+ arterial phase
Longitudinally oriented left paravertebral mass, not related to the neuroforamina.
From the case:
Paraganglioma
MRI
MRI with contrast
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Axial T1
Post-contrast imaging shows the typical avid arterial enhancement of a paraganglioma, confirmed by histology from resected specimen.
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