title: Nonfunctioning symptomatic paraganglioma: Is there an optimal follow-up for patients with extra-adrenal benign paragangliomas.
abstract: Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms originating from the embryological neural crest. In most cases, they exhibit a benign behavior. Here we report a case of a small symptomatic para-aortic paraganglioma, which was completely removed surgically and a review of the available literature regarding the optimal follow-up of a benign paraganglioma, since no guidelines are currently available for this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Medical School, Athens University, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece dvmantas@med.uoa.gr.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mantas
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Medical School, Athens University, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kandilis
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Medical School, Athens University, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Charalampoudis