title: Paraganglioma of the vagina: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Vaginal paraganglioma is a rare and unusual tumor occurring in the vaginal wall. It is a solitary primary paraganglioma, especially in atypical sites. Herein, we report an unusual case of a 17-year-old woman who had not experienced vomiting, or hypertension. She was found to have an immobile solid mass in the right side of her vaginal wall. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography scans revealed a well-defined solid ovoid mass adjacent to the bladder and pelvic floor. Tumor markers were within the normal range. A transient blood pressure increase occurred during the biopsy. After oral administration of antihypertensive drugs, surgery was performed to completely remove the mass. Histopathological examination indicated that it was a paraganglioma of the vagina. Repeat computed tomography examination did not reveal any local recurrence or distant metastasis during the 12-month follow-up period.
authors: Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China.
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Cai
authors: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, China.
authors: Yucong
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Department of Pathology, Chongqing Cancer Research Institute, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
authors: Qingming
authors: Q
authors: Jiang
authors: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, China.
authors: Dong
authors: D
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, China.
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Huang
keywords: clinical features; neuroendocrine tumor; treatment; vaginal paraganglioma