Mediastinal paraganglioma: complete resection using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Mediastinal paragangliomas are very rare neuroendocrine tumors. Complete resection is the standard treatment of a paraganglioma because of the tumor's potential malignancy and poor response to chemo- or radiotherapy. However, the highly vascular nature of the tumor and its characteristic anatomic location make complete resection difficult. We report a case of an anterior mediastinal paraganglioma, which was incidentally found on a chest computed tomography scan for chronic cough work-up of a 55-year-old woman. Complete resection was accomplished using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and the patient recovered without any complications.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Dohun
D
Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Si-Wook
SW
Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Jong-Myeon
JM
Hong
Mediastinal neoplasms; Paraganglioma; Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)