title: Pre-operative embolisation of metastatic paraganglioma of the thoracic spine.
abstract: We report a 46-year-old male with metastatic functioning paraganglioma of the thoracic spine. Thoracic spine functioning paragangliomas are rare and we describe the benefits of embolisation of the lesion prior to surgical decompression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, 48 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia. rkwan@utas.edu.au
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Erasmus
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hunn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waites
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Jessup
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beasley
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine