An Unusual Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Autor: Kristin N. Fiorino, Brian Lestini, Kim E. Nichols, Sudha A. Anupindi, Asim Maqbool
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Pediatrics, Vol 2011 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI: 10.1155/2011/748543
Popis: A 10-year-old boy presented with a 3-day history of worsening abdominal pain, fever, emesis and melena. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a right upper quadrant mass that was confirmed by computed tomography angiogram (CTA), which showed an 8 cm well-defined retroperitoneal vascular mass. 123Iodine metaiodobenzylguanidine (123MIBG) scan indicated uptake only in the abdominal mass. Subsequent biopsy revealed a paraganglioma that was treated with chemotherapy. This case represents an unusual presentation of a paraganglioma associated with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and highlights the utility of CTA and 123MIBG in evaluation and treatment.
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