title: [Mediastinal paragangliomas: a report of 2 cases].
abstract: Paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumors derived from chromaffin cells of the extraadrenal sympathetic system; mediastinal paragangliomas are rare. We illustrate and describe the imaging findings in two cases of mediastinal paraganglioma, one nonfunctional aorticopulmonary paraganglioma and one locally aggressive functional aorticosympathetic paraganglioma first observed as a mediastinal mass on chest plain-film radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. carmensoteras@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soteras Roura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bustos García de Castro
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cabeza Martínez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferreirós Domínguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography