title: Paraganglioma of the spermatic cord: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Paragangliomas rarely involve the genitourinary tract. We present a case of a paraganglioma arising from the spermatic cord and review the literature on the topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Andrology, The Institute of Urology, University College London Hospitals, UK. giuliogaraffa@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garaffa
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muneer
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Amr M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abdel Raheem
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ralph
authors.forename: Suks
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minhas
authors.forename: Rowland W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Rees
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D019002:CD56 Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D053379:Chromogranin A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000494:pharmacology; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D016708:Synaptophysin / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D019002:CD56 Antigen; D053379:Chromogranin A; D009418:S100 Proteins; D016708:Synaptophysin; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18