Posterior mediastinal paragangliomas: a report of three patients with peculiar tumours.
Paragangliomas of the mediastinum are rare neoplasms, representing less than 0.3% of mediastinal tumours and less than 2% of all paragangliomas. To date, no definitive morphologic criteria exist that correlate with the clinical outcome of these tumours. This report describes three patients with peculiar primary paragangliomas of the posterior mediastinum: gangliocytic, dumbbell and functional paraganglioma. The clinicopathological characteristics of these patients are presented and the literature reviewed.
Ayadi-Kaddour
Aïda
A
Department of Pathology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Turkey. kaddour1fr@yahoo.fr
Braham
Emna
E
Ismail
Olfa
O
Smati
Bellahssan
B
Djilani
Habiba
H
El Mezni
Faouzi
F
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed