Primary pulmonary paraganglioma.
We describe a 46-year-old man with a mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. The tumor was initially suspected to be a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma after endobronchial biopsy. Subsequently, a right lower lobectomy was performed, and a paraganglioma was diagnosed histologically. Using whole-body CT scan and metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy, we excluded the involvement of other organs. No evidence of recurrence or metastasis was found during the follow-up period of 3 years. Primary pulmonary paragangliomas are very uncommon tumors. Literature relevant to this disease entity is discussed.
Hsu
Li-Han
LH
lhhsu@mail.kfcc.org.tw
Tsou
Mei-Hua
MH
You
Dong-Ling
DL
Hsu
Wen-Hu
WH
D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine