Primary paraganglioma of the lung. Report of two cases and review of the literature.
Two cases of primary paragangliomas of the lung are presented. The first occurred in a 69-year-old woman and was a grossly and histologically benign tumour. The other case occurred in a 33-year-old woman who had metastases to the peribronchial lymph nodes. This seems to be the second malignant case reported. No evidence of recurrence nor metastatic disease was found at follow-up, 8 months for the first case and 7 years for the second, respectively. The morphological and immunohistochemical findings are discussed and the literature comprising 20 cases is reviewed.
Skødt
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Department of Pathology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jacobsen
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Helsted
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000503:physiopathology*