title: [Arterial hypertension caused by mediastinal paraganglioma. Description of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: The Authors describe a case of artery hypertension caused by the secretion from the mediastinal paraganglioma and they emphasize the importance of correct diagnostic approach to patients with hypertension. This particular case is extremely rare, in literature, in fact, there are only 25 known cases of paraganglioma arising from the sympathetic trunk in the posterior mediastinum.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Ipertensione arteriosa da paraganglioma mediastinico. Descrizione di un caso e revisione della letteratura.