title: Malignant paraganglioma originating from the kidney: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor arising from the undifferentiated cells of the primitive neural crest. We report a case of malignant paraganglioma originating from the left kidney. The 55-year-old female patient was admitted for intractable cough for a month and the presence of a solid mass in the left lung detected by computer tomography (CT). Sonography revealed a mass in the left kidney after admission. Complete surgical resection of the tumor was performed and the diagnosis of malignant paraganglioma originating from the left kidney was established pathologically. During the follow-up for 12 months, the patient showed a good general condition and sonography revealed no evidence of recurrence. Based on these findings, we discussed the diagnosis of this disease using medical imaging modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Wu-sheng
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shao-lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kai-bin
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qing-zhu
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography