title: Para aortic ganglioneuroma presenting as Cushing's syndrome.
abstract: We present a case of an eight-year-old female presenting with four months history of progressive weight gain, short stature, obesity, mild acanthosis, moon facies and buffalo hump. Biochemically, low-dose and high-dose Dexamethasone tests were not suppressible, ACTH was raised and 24h urinary metanephrines were normal. The CECT scan showed a 3cm paraganglioma. Tumor was excised via 11(th) rib transcostal approach and the mass was found arising from the sympathetic chain. Histopathology was suggestive of ganglioneuroma positive for ACTH immunostaining.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Jaya Ram
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Reddy S
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Purushottam
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pandurangarao
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ravi Chander