title: Primary functioning hepatic paraganglioma: a case report.
abstract: An extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma is known as a paraganglioma. This report describes a patient with a rare primary functioning hepatic paraganglioma that resulted in hypertension. Computed tomography showed a highly vascular lesion located in segment 6 of the liver; it measured 6 x 5.5 cm. A right hemihepatectomy was subsequently performed; this was followed by an uneventful recovery and the disappearance of hypertension. The imaging characteristics and therapeutic principles of this rare tumor were gleaned from a review of the literature. Identification of this malignant tumor or possible recurrence is difficult, so longterm follow-up is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Qingling
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Mu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery