title: Laparoscopic resection of an interaortocaval paraganglioma: diagnosis following a needle biopsy.
abstract: We present the case of a 45-year-old male with an interaortocaval paraganglioma. The tumor was incidentally diagnosed during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbosacral spine to investigate back pain. The MRI was followed by fine needle aspiration cytology that confirmed the diagnosis. The patient, however, did report a history of intermittent episodes of headaches, increased sweating, palpitations, and elevations in blood pressure. The tumor was excised laparoscopically without complications. Needle biopsy of a retroperitoneal mass that could be a paraganglioma must be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Brewster
authors.forename: Chandru P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sundaram
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*