Nonfunctioning paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum. Case report.
A case of nonfunctioning paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum in a 20-year-old white man is presented. The diagnosis of aorticosympathetic paraganglioma (Glenner-Grimley classification) was established by histologic examination after surgical removal of the tumor.
Evora
P R
PR
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, São Francisco Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
Bongiovani
H L
HL
Sgarbieri
R N
RN
Ribeiro
P J
PJ
Pereira
L C
LC
Moraes
M M
MM
Reis
C L
CL
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy