title: Posterior mediastinal paragangliomas: a report of three patients with peculiar tumours.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Turkey. kaddour1fr@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Aïda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayadi-Kaddour
authors.forename: Emna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Braham
authors.forename: Olfa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Bellahssan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smati
authors.forename: Habiba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Djilani
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Mezni
mesh_terms: 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