[Retroperitoneal non-secreting paraganglioma. Apropos of a case].
Paragangliomas are rare tumors arising from extraadrenal chromaffin cells. These tumors are most commonly found in the adrenal gland but other locations are possible. A 79-year-old woman with abdominal pain underwent computed tomography (CT scan). Surgery was indicated because of the increase in the size of the tumor. Histopathological examination revealed a non secreting paraganglioma in the left retroperitoneum. Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors. They have a greater potential for malignancy than pheochromocytomas due to metastases or local recurrence making surgical excision the treatment of choice.
Ouaïssi
Mehdi
M
Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille. ouaissi_mehdi@hotmail.com
Sieleznieff
Igor
I
Pirrò
Nicolas
N
Payan
Marie-José
MJ
Chaix
Jean-Baptiste
JB
Consentino
Bernard
B
Sastre
Bernard
B
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed