Delayed Paraganglioma Diagnosis: A Case Report and Literature Update
| Autor: | Şamil Ecirli, Mustafa Korkmaz, Orkide Kutlu, Cevdet Duran, Mustafa Önder Gören, Abdullah Sakin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | İstanbul Medical Journal, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 162-164 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2619-9793 2148-094X |
| DOI: | 10.5152/imj.2015.92668 |
| Popis: | Paragangliomas are rare catecholamine secreting neuroendocrine tumors arising from extra-adrenal autonomic ganglia. Almost all sympathetic paragangliomas secrete norepinephrine and present with hypertension, headache, sweating, and tachycardia episodes similar to pheochromocytoma. Parasympathetic paragangliomas of which localized along the glossopharyngeal/vagal nerve through the neck and skull base are usually nonfunctional 80%–90%, and create a clinic with mass effect. Herein, we report a patient who had hypertensive crisis and pulmonary edemas several times, diagnosed as paraganglioma. Consequently, implanted cardioverter defibrillator was diagnosed as paraganglioma. |
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