title: Case note: retroperitoneal nonfunctioning paraganglioma.
abstract: Paragangliomas are extra-adrenal chromaffin tumours that develop at the expense of neuroectodermal cells of the autonomous nervous system. Retroperitoneal and nonfunctioning forms are very rare. They are often asymptomatic and can reach a substantial size. Treatment usually involves surgery with the goal of total excision. We report the case of a patient who presented with indistinct abdominal pain. This case demonstrates how the diagnosis of retroperitoneal nonfunctioning paragangliomas relies mostly on histological results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral Surgery I, Mohammed V Military Hospital of Rabat, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco. samirmohib@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasbi
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Khader
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Fahssi
authors.forename: Hakim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Kaoui
authors.forename: Ibrahima
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sall
authors.forename: Abdelmounaim Ait
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zentar
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sair
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery