title: Retroperitoneal paragangliomas in obese patients.
abstract: Obesity, the most significant metabolic problem in the world today, is associated with a wide range of diseases, including endocrine disorders. Paraganglioma is a rare chromaffin cell tumor that develops from the neural crest cells of the neuroendocrine system. Retroperitoneal paragangliomas can represent a surgical challenge due to their close relation to large vessels. We report two cases of functioning retroperitoneal paraganglioma in type-I obese patients (case 1: female; weight, 77 kg; body mass index, 30.1 kg/m(2); case 2: male; weight, 92 kg; body mass index, 31.1 kg/m(2)) who underwent elective endocrine surgery. The tumors (one interaortocaval and the other above the iliac artery) were completely excised by laparotomy without postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Surgery Section, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Avda. França s/n. 17007, Girona, Spain. joserod@eresmas.net
authors.forename: José Ignacio
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Hermosa
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roig-García
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gironès-Vilà
authors.forename: Bartomeu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Feliú
authors.forename: Elisabet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Costa-Lima
authors.forename: Mònica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Recasens-Sala
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Codina-Cazador
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery