title: Paraganglioma of urinary bladder: an unusual presentation. pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Paragangliomas of urinary bladder are extremely rare which usually present with characteristic clinical picture in about half of the cases. We report a case where the presentation was unusual, leading to initial misdiagnosis corrected on histological review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Surgery, Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ateeq-Ur-Rehman
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Ghafoor
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yousaf
authors.forename: Rayyan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pervez
authors.forename: Rizwan Ullah
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Khurrum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery