title: Bladder paraganglioma. A case report.
abstract: This is a report of a 32-year-old man who presented with dyspnea upon micturition. He was found to have hematuria. Pelvic ultrasound and CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a left bladder wall polyp confirmed by cystoscopy to be a submucosal pulsating mass. Plasma free metanephrines were elevated in favor of a bladder paraganlioma while urinary metanephrines, catecholamines and MIBG scan were normal. Patient was managed by partial cystectomy with disappearance of symptoms thereafter. Pathology showed a completely excised paraganglioma. The assessment, diagnosis and treatment are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Fouad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Khoury
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jour
authors.forename: Bassem
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malaeb
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Assaf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis