title: Tracheal paraganglioma: a case report.
abstract: Paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumors that originate from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells. The trachea is an unusual site for paragangliomas. A 29-years-old female was admitted to our clinic with complaints of recurrent hemoptysis and dyspnea, and a 1.5x1.3 cm mass in the posterior wall of the trachea, which was subsequently diagnosed as a paraganglioma. In this report, we presented the 11th case of tracheal paraganglioma, a rare benign tracheal tumor, and reviewed the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Park Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. batioglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ayşegül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batıoğlu-Karaaltın
authors.forename: Mehmet Veli
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Karaaltın
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ersözlü
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cansız
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome