Case note: retroperitoneal nonfunctioning paraganglioma.
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.
Hasbi
Samir
S
Department of Visceral Surgery I, Mohammed V Military Hospital of Rabat, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco. samirmohib@yahoo.fr
El Khader
Ahmed
A
El Fahssi
Mohammed
M
El Kaoui
Hakim
H
Sall
Ibrahima
I
Ali
Abdelmounaim Ait
AA
Zentar
Aziz
A
Sair
Khalid
K
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