title: Paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum: value of magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: A case of paraganglioma arising in the posterior mediastinum in a 29-year-old man diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging is reported. Excision of mediastinal paraganglioma is often hazardous because of its rich vascular supply and tendency to involve surrounding structures. Magnetic resonance imaging is valuable for the preoperative diagnosis of this vascular tumor as well as for determination of its resectability and appropriate surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichijima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis*