title: Tracheal paraganglioma: an unusual neoplasm of the upper airway.
abstract: Paraganglioma of the trachea is a rare neoplasm, with fewer than 15 cases reported. A 40-year-old man presented with stridor and hemoptysis. Bronchoscopy demonstrated a tumor of the posterior trachea and biopsy initially suggested typical carcinoid. The patient underwent surgical resection uneventfully and made a good recovery. Final pathology disclosed the tumor to be a paraganglioma based on immunohistology. The pathophysiology and treatment of this tumor are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Rose Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA. mtmetz@teleport.com
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Metzdorff
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Seaman
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Opperman
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Goates
authors.forename: Ali I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Musani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome