Paraganglioma

Case contributed by John Bui

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Bui J, Paraganglioma. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Feb 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-47357

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-47357

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/47357

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47357

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5 times by 2 users - see full revision history

Published:

13th Aug 2016

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Chest

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Presentation

47 year old male presents with intermittent chest pain

Patient Data

Age: 47

Gender: Male

CXR

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x-ray

Frontal

Subtle left paravertebral mass behind the left atrial appendage

AXR

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Frontal

The left thoracic paravertebral mass is better seen on the AXR.

CT chest + C

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Axial C+ arterial phase

Longitudinally oriented left paravertebral mass, not related to the neuroforamina.

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.

Case Discussion

The longitudinal orientation and intense arterial enhancement are characteristic of a paraganglioma.

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