title: Primary pulmonary paraganglioma with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: Extra-adrenal paragangliomas are uncommon tumors arising from neuroectodermal-derived paraganglionic tissue. There are very few case reports on primary pulmonary paraganglioma in the literature. We present the case of a 21-year-old man who was treated with chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Only a partial response was noted so he underwent additional chemotherapy and involved field radiotherapy. PET-CT showed pathological activity in the lung parenchyma. Subsequent bronchoscopic biopsy showed paraganglioma and the patient underwent a left lower lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kavakli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ongoru
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gürkök
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Genc
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult