title: Laparoscopic transmesocolic excision of paraganglioma in the organ of Zuckerkandl.
abstract: Extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas (paragangliomas) are rare. We report the case of a 20-year-old female at 15 weeks gestation, who was detected to have a large paraganglioma (6.5 x 5 cm) in the organ of Zuckerkandl during an antenatal visit. After medical termination of the pregnancy, successful laparoscopic excision of the paraganglioma was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Pinky M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Thapar
authors.forename: Abhay N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Dalvi
authors.forename: Ranjeet S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kamble
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vijaykumar
authors.forename: Nalini S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Padma S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D004701:Endocrine Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000601:surgery; D010220:Para-Aortic Bodies; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis