title: Suburethral paraganglioma.
abstract: Masses presenting beneath the urethra are not uncommon. Besides ureteral diverticula, which account for the vast majority of these masses, a multiplicity of heterogeneous benign and malignant tumors have been encountered in this region. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of a neuroendocrine tumor, a paraganglioma, discovered in the anatomical compartment between the urethra and vagina. When evaluating a patient with a suburethral mass, it is important to consider paraganglioma as part of the differential diagnosis because unwitting surgical removal of a functional catecholamine-secreting tumor may precipitate a severe hypotensive episode and/or death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, State University of New York, Buffalo.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cholhan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caglar
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kremzier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery