A Rare Case of a Middle Mediastinal Mass With Intense and Diffuse Contrast Enhancement.
| Autor: | VonTungeln CD; Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Healthcare, Columbia, USA., Perman BE; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA., Llanos OL; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA., Nale HE; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA., Layfield LJ; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Oct 21; Vol. 16 (10), pp. e72023. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 21 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.72023 |
| Abstrakt: | Masses of the mediastinum have a wide differential diagnosis. Paragangliomas are rare neoplasms of neuroendocrine origin. These masses may be either parasympathetic or sympathetic in origin and have variable presentation. Paragangliomas may very rarely form in the mediastinum and make up a small fraction of masses originating in this location. We present a case of a previously healthy 49-year-old female who was incidentally found to have a middle mediastinal mass with intense and diffuse contrast enhancement on computerized tomography (CT) of the chest with contrast which was ultimately determined to be a paraganglioma. This case highlights the importance of consideration of paragangliomas in the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass as well as discusses the diagnosis and treatment of these rare tumors. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent for treatment and open access publication was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, VonTungeln et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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