Laparoscopic resection of a paraganglioma of the organ of Zuckerkandl in a patient with a carotid body tumor.
Paragangliomas of the organ of Zuckerkandl are rare tumors with only several case reports noted in the literature. Synchronous paraganglioma occur sporadically, and on occasion, in association with several genetic syndromes. Paraganglioma of the organ of Zuckerkandl with synchronous carotid body paraganglioma is described herein. Traditionally, surgical resection of abdominal paraganglioma involved an exploratory laparotomy. In this manuscript, we describe one of the first reported laparoscopic resections of this tumor and review the literature on multiple paragangliomas and their associated genetic syndromes.
Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
Suhail K
SK
Mithani
Michael R
MR
Marohn
Julie A
JA
Freischlag
Alan P B
AP
Dackiw
Martha A
MA
Zeiger
D000328:Adult; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010220:Para-Aortic Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed