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Palpitations and hypertension.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
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Retroperitoneal paraganglioma
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A 34× 28 mm well-defined oval-shaped enhancing mass is noted between the IVC and the right kidney. The right adrenal gland could be defined separately from than mentioned mass.
From the case:
Retroperitoneal paraganglioma
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The patient underwent retroperitoneal mass resection, and histopathology and IHC evaluation confirmed paraganglioma.
Case Discussion
Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors arising from paraganglia, and abdominal extra-adrenal paragangliomas usually originate from the organ of Zuckerkandl.
It should notice that malignancy is defined as evidence of metastases, and histopathologically there are no reliable markers of malignant potential.
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