title: Primary pulmonary paraganglioma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: lhhsu@mail.kfcc.org.tw
authors.forename: Li-Han
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Mei-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tsou
authors.forename: Dong-Ling
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Wen-Hu
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine