Paraganglioma (pheochromocytoma) of the posterior mediastinum: a case report and review of the literature.
Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon tumor in the pediatric population. Paraganglioma, or extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma, accounts for only a small fraction of pediatric pheochromocytomas, with most of these tumors presenting within the abdominal cavity. Herein the authors report the extremely rare case of a biochemically active paraganglioma presenting as a posterior mediastinal mass in an 8-year-old boy.
Spector
Jason A
JA
Department of Surgery New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Willis
David N
DN
Ginsburg
Howard B
HB
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed